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Mary Ruth <I>Brown</I> Craig

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Mary Ruth Brown Craig

Birth
Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
5 Jul 1985 (aged 61)
Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Services for Mrs. Mary Ruth Craig, 61, of Wagoner were Monday at 10 a.m. in Wagoner First Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Naugher officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Pryor with Hersman funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were Art Cowart, Jess Page, Paul Bollinger, Earl Gray, Jack Bynum and James Miller.
Born in Pryor June 9, 1924, Mrs. Craig died Friday, July 5, 1985, at her home. She was a charter member of Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., and worked for Zebco for 25 years. She moved to Wagoner in 1980 and worked for Community Home Health Care and was a member of the First Baptist Church for five years.
Her husband, Coy C. Craig, was killed in Army action December 25, 1944, in the English Channel. He received the Purple Heart. A son, Lindy died at the age of 6.
Survivors include a son Benny, of Claremore; a daughter, Cheryl Craig, of Wagoner, two brothers, O. D. Brown of California and Jim K. Brown of Washington, D. C.; three sisters, Wayne Lingenfelter of Texas, Jean Harris of Tulsa and Jan Trail of North Carolina; three grandsons; and nieces and nephews.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
Services for Mrs. Mary Ruth Craig, 61, of Wagoner were Monday at 10 a.m. in Wagoner First Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Naugher officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Pryor with Hersman funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were Art Cowart, Jess Page, Paul Bollinger, Earl Gray, Jack Bynum and James Miller.
Born in Pryor June 9, 1924, Mrs. Craig died Friday, July 5, 1985, at her home. She was a charter member of Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., and worked for Zebco for 25 years. She moved to Wagoner in 1980 and worked for Community Home Health Care and was a member of the First Baptist Church for five years.
Her husband, Coy C. Craig, was killed in Army action December 25, 1944, in the English Channel. He received the Purple Heart. A son, Lindy died at the age of 6.
Survivors include a son Benny, of Claremore; a daughter, Cheryl Craig, of Wagoner, two brothers, O. D. Brown of California and Jim K. Brown of Washington, D. C.; three sisters, Wayne Lingenfelter of Texas, Jean Harris of Tulsa and Jan Trail of North Carolina; three grandsons; and nieces and nephews.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider


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