Rutherford Cravens II

1918 - 2015

Rutherford Rector Cravens II
1918-2015
Rutherford Rector Cravens II, died at home on Wednesday, the 25th of November 2015. He was born the 4th of February 1918, in Sewanee, Tennessee.
He attended the Sewanee Military Academy and The University of the South where he was president of Kappa Alpha fraternity. In World War II, he volunteered and served as a First Lieutenant in the 10th Army Mountain Division in Italy. On Christmas night, the 25th of December 1942, he married his beloved Anne Baker.
Mr. Cravens was co-founder of Cravens and Warren Insurance Company and remained president until his retirement. He was an avid tennis player well into his eighties. He served as President of the Forest Club, was one of the founders and Vice President of the Houston Racquet Club, was a member of the Colony Club, the Bastrop Marching and Chowder Society, the River Oaks Country Club as well as the Houston Country Club. He was a founding member of St. Martin's Episcopal Church and served on the vestry for many years.
Survivors include his loving wife of 73 years, Anne Baker Cravens; his four children, Cary Cravens Doggett, Rutherford R. Cravens III and wife Jane, Anne Cravens Bartley, Ben Baker Cravens and wife Susan; eight grandchildren, Thomas Lee Doggett Jr., John Cravens Doggett, Ben Baker Cravens Jr., William Rutherford Cravens, Sarah Jane Cravens, Rutherford Bartley, Margaret Anne Bartley and Charles Bartley; great-grandchildren, Burke, Claire, Wyatt, Priscilla, Cameron, and Preston.
The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to housekeeper, Dora Guerrero and caregivers, Selma Harris, Katriskia Brown, Sandra Whyte, Shanell Vokeng, for all the care and support.
A memorial service is to be conducted at two o'clock in the afternoon on Thursday, the 3rd of December, at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road in Houston, where the Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr., Rector, is to officiate.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Rd., Houston, TX, 77056; The University of the South, University Advancement, 735 University Avenue, Sewanee, TN, 37383; or to the charity of one's choice.