Charles Patric Craig

1939 - 2022

On Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, Charles Patric "Pat" Craig, loving husband, brother and uncle, passed from this life to his eternal reward at the age of 82.

Charles's services have been entrusted to the care of Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service of Sand Springs, Oklahoma.

He was born Dec. 4, 1939, in Yellville, Arkansas, to Joe and Ruth (Turner) Craig. In 1957, Charles graduated from Yellville Summit High School, where he met his future wife, Doris Wynn. They were married on Aug. 15, 1959, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

After moving to Tulsa, Charles worked for nine years as a meat cutter for Safeway. In March of 1963, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served as a military police officer and a mail clerk in Germany. He was honorably discharged in March 1965.

In 1968, Charles went into full-time ministry and pastored five churches over 42 ½ years. He pastored at Bethel, Sulpher, Vern, Bixby, and Sand Springs. As pastor of Bethel, he oversaw the building of a new parsonage, at Vern the remodeling of the church, and at Sand Springs, he oversaw the addition of the fellowship hall.

Charles also served as an evangelist for the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. He served on the Youth Board and was on the Conference Board as assistant superintendent. He was mission director of the local conference and on the board of the World Missions Department, where he oversaw some of the mission work in Europe, Asia, Africa and Mexico. While pastoring Sand Springs First Pentecostal Holiness Church, it was the number one mission-giving church.

He retired from pastoring in January of 2010. At the time of his death, he attended Landmark Church of Sand Springs.

During his lifetime, he enjoyed traveling, fishing and camping. Charles especially enjoyed vacationing in Colorado and on White River in Arkansas.

Charles was known as the "rock of the family." He was kind, compassionate and self-sacrificing. He enjoyed the fellowship of friends and family. He was proud of his family. Charles also treasured spending time with all the Wynn family, nieces and nephews and their families.

Charles was preceded in death by his parents, Joe ad Ruth (Turner) Craig.

He is survived by his wife, Doris of the home; as well as one brother, Robert and wife Renate Craig of Yakima, Washington; one niece, Rene and husband Dan and great-nephews Riley and Adan, all of Pendleton, Oregon, as well as many of his wife's nieces and nephews.

Visitation was 5-8 p.m. at Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan.15, 2022, at Harvest Church in Sand Springs, with interment to follow in Woodland Memorial Park.