May 23, 1934 – August 10, 2018
Rev. Charles John “CJ” Kratz, 84, of Wilson, passed away Friday. A Memorial Funeral Service will be conducted 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, Wilson, NC, with interment following in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Steve Strickland and Rev. Dr. DeWayne Eakes will officiate.
The family will receive friends Sunday, one hour prior to the service, at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, 2704 Nash St. N, Wilson, NC.
CJ was a Marine Aerial Navigator with the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1952 – 1956. He pastored churches in NC, TN, and VA. God came first in CJ’s life. He loved his Heavenly Father and read his Bible faithfully. CJ knew the Bible in depth. He was married to his “best friend”, Yvonne Meacomes Kraft, for over 42 years. He loved building things out of wood and built the box that holds his ashes. CJ was a quiet man who was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.
Surviving is his wife, Yvonne Meacomes Kratz; four children, Mitzi Hahn (Chuck) of Apopka, FL, Mark Kratz (Eva) of Lindale, GA, Terri Bell (Willie) of Hartfield, VA, and Traci Haltom (David) of Granite Falls, NC; the mother of his children, Betty Sue Kratz Mincey, of Hartfield, VA; fifteen grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two step-sons, Don Flowers (Jeanette) of Lucama and Tim Flowers of Greensboro.
Flowers are welcome and memorials may be directed to Samaritan’s Purse, www.samaritanspurse.org, or your favorite animal rescue organization.
Services are under the direction of Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, Wilson, NC. Online condolences may be sent to www.thomasyelverton.com.
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