'The Milton and Milton Junction Courier', Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Jan. 27, 1966, p 6.
John Craig, 86, Lima Center, died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, in the Edgerton Memorial Hospital, following a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, in the Albrecht Funeral Home, Milton Junction, the Rev. Alvin Briggs, Milton Junction Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Milton Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Robert Richardson, Douglas Cashore, Terry and Richard Splitter, George Wilkins and Steve Craig.
A lifelong Rock County resident, he was born in Milton Township, Aug. 6, 1879, the son of Sanford and Kathryn Werfal Craig. He attended the North Milton School. He was married to Gertrude Mae Clarke Feb. 5, 1908 in Milton Junction, The Rev. Andrew Porter officiating. They farmed in the Lima Township area until retiring and moving to Lima Center in 1941.
Surviving are three sons, Loren at home, Leroy of rural Whitewater, and Everard of Lima Center; three daughters, Mrs. Bernice Splitter of Whitewater, Mrs. Harold Richardson, R. 1, Milton, and Mrs. Clarence Morrissey of Milton Junction; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, and one brother, Daniel, of Lima Center.
He was preceded in death by his wife, an infant daughter, Violet Mae, two sisters and one brother.

'The Milton and Milton Junction Courier', Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, June 17, 1965, p 4.
Funeral services for Mrs. John Craig, 80, Lima Center, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 14, in the Albrecht Funeral Home, the Rev. Alvin Briggs, pastor of the Milton Junction Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Milton Cemetery with grandsons Richard and Terry Splitter, Steven Craig, Robert Richardson, George Wilkins and Douglas Cashore acting as pallbearers.
Mrs. Craig, a lifelong Rock County resident, died at 12:15 p.m. Friday, June 11, at Rock Haven, Janesville, following a long illness.
The former Gertrude Mae Clark was Born in Magnolia Township May 19, 1885, the daughter of Nelson and Rose Heritage Clark. She attended Otter Creek schools and was graduated from the Old Milton High School. She was married to John Craig Feb. 5, 1908 by Rev. Andrew Porter, Milton Junction. The couple farmed in Lima Township until retiring and moving to Lima Center in 1941.
Mrs. Craig attended Otter Creek Church as a child and in later years attended North Lima Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Lima Benefit Club, Lima Circle and Garden Club, and the Milton Historical Society.
Surviving are her husband; three sons, Loren, at home, Leroy of Rural Whitewater, and Everard of Lima Center; three daughters, Mrs. Bernice Splitter of Whitewater, Mrs. Harold Richard of Rural Milton, and Mrs. Clarence Morrissey of Milton Junction; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Richard Krueger, Milton Junction. She was predeceased by an infant daughter, Viola Mae, five sisters, and one brother.