John Howell Craig was born June 1, 1947 in El Dorado, Arkansas
to Basil Ellzey and Sarah Estelle Perdue Craig and passed away,
Saturday, October 29, 2022 in Bauxite, Arkansas after a lengthy
illness at his daughter's home.
John attended Retta Brown School and graduated from El
Dorado High School, Class of 1965. He attended Arkansas A&M
in Monticello, where he was a member of Theta Xi Fraternity,
and graduated from Oil Belt Vocational and Technical School. He
was previously employed by Murphy Oil Corporation and retired
from the Arkansas Department of Highways. He retired from the
United States Army Reserve and was a member of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and was a founding member of the Boll Weevil
Deer Club.
He is preceded in death by his parents; maternal grandparents, Lavelle and Myrtle Pepper Perdue; and
paternal grandparents, Wilford and Cora Moreland Craig.
Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Sarah Evaliz Craig Scholz, and husband, Talon, of Bauxite,
AR; brother, Thomas Keller Craig, of Shreveport, LA; the mother of his child, Bethsaida Gonzales Tripp of
Fayetteville, AR; and aunt, Betty Baker Perdue, of Caledonia, AR.
Honoring John as pallbearers will be Kevin Brocato, Jason Craig, Josh Myer, Timothy Perdue, Paul
Perdue, Daniel Perdue, and Luke Thomas.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Ronald Boyd, Calvin Davis, Harry Parker, III, Robert Pepper, Ralph
Purvis, Randall Skiff, Jesse Wheeler, Ricardo Cruz, and members of the Boll Weevil Deer Club.

Graveside services will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Olive Branch Cemetery in Junction City, AR, immediately following a time of visitation at Perry's Funeral Chapel from 1-3:00 PM.

The family suggests memorials may be made to Olive Branch Cemetery Association, c/o Kevin Hux, 412
Mount Moriah Road, Junction City, AR 71749.