James P. Craig, age 55 of Rodney, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 25, 1999,
at Sioux City, Iowa.
Memorial services were held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 28 at the
Armstrong Chapel in Mapleton with Pastor Shirley Textor officiating.
James Patterson Craig was born July 1, 1944 at Sioux City, Iowa, the son
of Virgil and Margie (Werling) Craig. He graduated from Maple Valley High
School in Mapleton, Iowa with the class of 1962. He later moved to San
Jose, California where he lived for 30 years working for Federal Emergency
Management Agency (F.E.M.A.). He returned to Rodney, Iowa just three weeks
ago and started working for Gateway Computers in data entry.
Those survivors left to cherish Jim's memory include his mother, Margie
Craig of Rodney, Iowa; one brother and his wife, Doug and Marsha Craig of
Mapleton, Iowa; three sisters, Carmen and Frank Carda of Sioux City, Iowa,
Beth Ryan of Mapleton, Iowa and Zella Craig of Rodney, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents, his
father, Virgil Craig and his nephew, Michael Ryan.
Arrangements were made under the direction of the Armstrong Funeral Home
Mapleton, IA.
