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Submitted: 10/31/09 • Approved: 2/19/16 • Last Updated: 8/11/22 • R252521-G252520-S3
Garon 17 Dec 1921 - 15 May 2006
Charlotte 21 Feb 1925 - 24 May 2008
Garon and Charlotte were both previously married. The names of their first spouses were not determined.
Garon the son of Elva B. and Effie W. (Sneed) Crafton. Charlotte the daughter of Charles and Lottie Beare Robinson
Caron Crafton
CAVE CITY - Garon L. Crafton, 84, of Cave City died Monday, May 15, 2006, in a Cave City nursing home.
Born Dec. 17, 1921, at Strawberry, he was the son of Elvie and Effie Sneed Crafton. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the European and Pacific areas. He was a superintendent for a railroad construction company. He helped organize Cave City Nursing Home and was a board member since its inception. He served as a Cave City alderman and was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church of Cave City.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Robinson Crafton; two sons, Danny Garon Crafton of Andalusia, Ill., and Ralph David Crafton of DeKalb, Ill.; a daughter, Sheila Joy Crafton of East Moline, Ill.; three stepsons, Donald Merritt, Steven Merritt and Robert Merritt, all of St. Louis; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Neil Crafton, Jeff Crafton, Jewel Crafton, Clayton Crafton and Coy Crafton; and two sisters, Ruth Coleman and Gladys Callahan.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Free Will Baptist Church in Cave City with Jeff Holland and Hoover Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Ward Cemetery in Strawberry under the direction of Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City.
Pallbearers will be Gary Farmer, Jeral Hastings, Chris Chance, Jim Smith, Jimmy Crafton and Bill Callahan.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday
Obituary courtesy of The Batesville Guard May 16, 2006
Charlotte Crafton, 83, of Batesville, formerly of Cave City, died Monday, March 24, 2008, in Batesville.
Born Feb. 21, 1925, at St. Louis, she was the daughter of Charles and Lottie Beare Robinson. She was a retired executive secretary and a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Cave City.
Survivors include three sons, Bob Merritt of Webster Groves, Mo., and Steven Merritt and Donald Merritt, both of St. Louis; two stepsons, Danny Crafton of Davenport, Iowa, and David Crafton of Dekalb, Ill.; a stepdaughter, Sheila Crafton of Moline, Ill.; nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Garon Crafton; and two brothers, Charles Robinson and Fred Tucker.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ward Cemetery in Strawberry with Jeff Holland officiating. Arrangements are by Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City.
No visitation is planned.
www.quallsfunerals.com obituary courtesy of the Batesville Guard March 27, 2008
Contributed on 10/31/09 by catrichey37
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