1938 - 2014 (Age 76)
Paul C. CraftNashville, TNPaul C. Craft, age 76 of Nashville, TN.Preceded in death by his mother, Angie Craft, father, Henry Craft, and stepfather, Richmond Maurey.Paul is survived by his dear companion, Robin Moore, his son, Paul C. Craft, Jr., daughter-in-law, Holly Walters Craft, and three...
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Fair winds and following seas sailor.
"Boatswain... Standby to pipe the side... Shipmate's going Ashore..."
Thank you for your service to this nation.
Harry Simpson
October 18, 2019 | Buckeye, AZ
Godspeed Paul, and thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.
Harry Simpson
October 19, 2017 | Buckeye, AZ
Valenda Newell
November 21, 2016 | Indianapolis, IN
Rest in peace.
Lena Williams
February 01, 2015 | Plano, TX
I can't tell you how much fun our Lexington Emmaus Walk men's groups have had singing "Drop Kick Me Jesus". We are all broken and this song resonates with us and brings us comfort and joy. RIP
Randy Master
November 04, 2014 | Lexington, KY
Great job, Paul! You experienced a life well lived. May cherished memories and God's word comfort and strengthen loved ones left behind.
BC
October 23, 2014 | FL
Goodbye old friend. My condolences to the family. Paul was a fellow banjo player, and I used to visit some with him when I was with Wild Rose in the early 90's. I truly found him to be warm and fun, and WHAT A WRITER...Farewell :-(
Pam Gadd
October 23, 2014 | Nashville, TN
Paul Craft was instrumental in ushering myself and Rob Stanley into the epicenter of the music business by way of his recording of our song 'Lean On Jesus' (Before He Leans On You)at a time when his own catalogue of songs was on fire. It generally stunned Rob & I when he cherry picked our song for his first Chet Atkins produced single for RCA in 1978. That was, however, only a tiny glint into Paul's ongoing practice of championing new writers with no track record. One of Paul's many talents...
Mark Germino
October 21, 2014 | Nashville, TN
RIP Paul. The Hourglass. The Settlers. Long ago Sunday afternoons. So many youthful memories to remember, and treasure, of your humor and your talent and your life. You wrote...."I can't help but shake my head at the absolute completeness of it all."
Andy Eudaly
October 21, 2014 | Memphis, TN