Mrs. Pat Craig

Mrs. Pat Craig obituary, Henderson, TX

Mrs. Pat Craig

Pat Craig Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Crawford-A Crim Funeral Home on Mar. 14, 2026.
Family graveside services for Mrs. Pat Craig, 81, of Henderson, will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, March 23, 2026, at Rusk County Memorial Gardens with Kale Buckner officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home.

Mrs. Craig passed from this life to her home in Heaven on March 13, 2026, in Tyler. She was born November 21, 1944, in Orange and has lived in Henderson since 1978. For many years, Mrs. Craig worked for Henderson I.S.D. at Henderson Middle School where she was over ISS. She was also a long-time member of First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her father Burton Starkey, and her mother Jimme Lee McDaniel.

Survivors include her husband Joe Frank Craig; children Kim Buckner and husband Kent, Cody Moore, Joe Glenn Craig and wife Leigh, Jeff Craig, Todd Craig and wife Jennifer, and Scott Craig and wife Laura; and sisters-in-law Nancy Drake, Mollie Hale and husband Ken, and Linda Culp. She was also "Sweetie" to numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church Children's Building Fund at 207 W. Main St., Henderson, TX 75652.

Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

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