Louis Roland Craddock

Roland Craddock passed away peacefully on September 28th in Ellisville , MO. He was born to the late Fred B. and Marie Hood Craddock in Humboldt, Tennessee. He retired from USF&G Insurance where he was Regional Claims Manager for Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. He was a member of Fairfield Glade, TN Methodist Church and a long-time member of Central Christian Church in Denver, CO where he served as Deacon and Elder. Roland is survived by his wife of 56 years, Chloe Harvey Craddock, brothers Fred B. Craddock (Nettie) of Blue Ridge, GA and Alvin Craddock of San Diego, CA; daughters Cindy Strelow (Loren) of Ellisville, MO and Judy Craddock of Denver, CO. He was a loving "Papa" to granddaughters Ellie and Kate Strelow, and Kelley Spehar. He also leaves a brother-in-law, Hugh H. Harvey, several nieces and nephews and many cherished friends all over the country. He was preceded in death by his sister Frieda Shepard, brother Bill Craddock, a brother in law and sisters-in-law; most recently, Dorothy Harvey of Jackson, TN. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 5th, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm at George A.Smith & Sons Funeral Home in Jackson, TN, with graveside service to follow at Browns Church United Methodist, 181 McLeary Rd Jackson TN..

Memorial contributions may be made to The Alzheimer's Association of St. Louis, 9370 Olive Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63132-3214, http://www.alz.org/stl ; or The Craddock Center, 947 Cherry Log St., Cherry Log, GA 30522. http://www.craddockcenter.org.

George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home in Jackson, TN is in charge of arrangements.