Edward Clarence Craig was born to the late Mr. Edward Moses Craig and Frankie Black Craig in Austin, Texas. He was the fourth of five children. He accepted Christ at an early age under the leadership of Rev. Mc Christian at Olivet Baptist Church, and later became a member of Mt Olive Baptist Church, both of Austin, Texas.
Edward was educated through Austin public schools. He attended Nixon-Clay College and Huston-Tillotson College, of Austin, Texas. He received his spiritual upbringing at Mt Olive Baptist Church (under the leadership of the late Reverend H. A. Sneed, and the late Rev R. C. Smith). Edward acknowledged his call to ministry. He was licensed as a minister in 1968, and ordained in 1978. He studied Pastoral Ministries at the Graduate Seminary Extension School of Southern Baptist Ministries in 1996.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 5, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, October 6, 2017 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church located at 1800 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX 78702. Burial will follow services at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery in Pflugerville, Texas.
In lieu of flowers memorial tributes may be made in Edward’s honor to Great Commission Baptist Church Building fund: checks or money orders payable to Great Commission Baptist Church Designate to Building Fund; mailed to Austin Baptist Association P.O. Box 4978, Austin, Texas 78765.
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