Clyde Craig

Clyde Craig, 82, of Lonsdale, accepted his final dispatch on March 16, 2013 in Little Rock. He was born Feb. 21, 1931 in Birch Tree, Mo. to John Arthur and Evelyn Muriel (Johnson) Craig. He was a lifelong owner/operator along with his partner in work and in life, Theresa. Clyde was the loving patriarch of his immediate and extended family. He enjoyed Nascar, bull riding, fishing, and his cat, Holiday. He delighted in telling stories to his family and friends. His family was the pride of his life. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Charlie and Tommy Craig and two sisters, Lola Davis and Della Mae Cook. He is survived by his wife of sixty-one and one-half years, Theresa (Winkel) Craig; one son, Art Craig and wife, Donna of Clinton, Mo.; two daughters, Evelyn Smith (Trinket), of Bismarck, Ark. and Linda Black (Brandon) of Van Buren, Ark.; four grandchildren, Jaime Black, Zane Black, Justin Craig (Amanda) and Corey Craig; two great-grandchildren, Autumn Craig and Jackson Craig; one sister, Lou Kuhn of Conroe, Texas, and a host of loving nieces and nephews and many friends. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Roller-Ballard Funeral Home (315-4047) in Benton, with Bro. Gary Gipson officiating. Interment will follow at the Owensville Cemetery, Owensville, Ark. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, March 18, 2013 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Layla Tolar Transplant Fund; Summit Bank, 1800 Military Road, Benton, Ark. 72015. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/ballard.