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Werdie Craig

Born:   October 1, 1893 in Polk County, Arkansas
Died:   August 3, 1979
Burial: Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, California

Mother: Susan Roe Swinford
Father:  Alfred C. Craig

Married: Effie M. Kelly the daughter of John and Marietta (Davenport) Kelley.  She was born on January 16, 1898 in Tennessee and died on April 24, 1972 in Dinuba, Tulare, California.  She was buried in the Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare, California.

Children:

1. Delpha Marie
   b. Scott County, Arkansas
2. Lela Beatrice
   b. March 12, 1917, Scott County, Arkansas
   d. October 26, 1991
3. Verda Pauline
   b. Scott County, Arkansas
4. Willie Lucille
   b. April 26, 1921, Scott County, Arkansas
   d. October 27, 1991
5. Kathie Bernice
   b. November 15, 1924, Scott County, Arkansas
   d. December 22, 1972
6. Alva Nelson
   b. February 13, 1926, Scott County, Arkansas
   d. June 9, 1990
7. Frances Charlene
   b. Scott County, Arkansas
8. John Werdie "JW"
   b. Scott County, Arkansas
9. Mary Sue
   b. Scott County, Arkansas

Click to enlarge	Werdie and Effie Craig family Left to right: Alva Nelson, Willie Lucille, Verda Pauline, Lela Beatrice, Delpha Marie, Werdie Craig, Effie Craig, Mary Sue, Frances Charlene, John Werdie (J.W.), Katie Bernice.
Click to enlarge	Werdie and Effie Craig family Left to right: Delpha Marie, Frances Charlene, Verda Pauline, Werdie, Effie, Alva Nelson, Lela Beatrice, Katie Bernice, and Willie Lucille. Front row: JW and Mary Sue Picture taken August 30, 1942

The Fresno Bee
Fresno, California
Sunday, August 5, 1979

Werdie Craig, Age 85 father of J. W. of Blythe, Al of Paramount, Marie Hammond, Lucille Smith, & Susie Chenev of Fresno, Beatrice Frazier & Pauline Holland of Orange Cove, Frances Duggin of Blythe 28 Grandchildren, 45 Great Grandchildren. Funeral services Monday August 6, 1979 9:30 a.m. at the Smith Mountain Cemetery.  Under the direction of the Cairns Funeral Home, Reedley.
 

Orange Cove News
April 27, 1972

Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 26, in the Cairns Orange Cove Chapel for Effie M. Craig, 74. Mrs. Craig passed away in the Dinuba hospital on April 24 following a short illness.

A native of Tennessee, she had lived in the Reedley-Orange Cove area for 32 years.

Survivors include her husband, Werdie Craig of Orange Cove; two sons, Alva Craig of Los Angeles and J. W. Craig of Fresno; seven daughters, Mrs. Marie Hammond of Reedley, Beatrice Frazier and Pauline Holland of Orange Cove, Lucille Smith of Fresno, Katie Nickle and Frances Duggin of Blythe, and Mary Cheney of Fresno; one brother in Texas and two sisters, one in Oklahoma and one in Arkansas; 26 grandchildren, and 27 great grandchildren.

Burial was in Smith Mountain Cemetery with Cairns Funeral Home in charge.

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