Paul Charles Craft,'s Obituary
Paul Charles Craft, Jr. March 3, 1966 – October 23, 2014Paul Charles Craft, Jr., 48, Memphis, died Thursday, October 23, 2014, after a courageous battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Paul went to Briarcrest Christian School before attending the University of Mississippi, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. After graduating college in 1985, he spent his professional career in the banking industry. Most recently, he served as the Area Wealth Executive at Regions Bank. Actively involved with Second Presbyterian Church, the University Club of Memphis, the Mystic Society of the Memphi and Chrysalis, Paul also loved to snow ski and spend almost every summer weekend at Pickwick Lake with family and friends. Anyone who knew Paul knew how much he loved to laugh and how important his family was to him. His children were the light of his life. He had a big heart, a great smile, a wonderful sense of humor and a generous soul. A loving husband, father, son and uncle, Paul is survived by his wife Holly Walters Craft of Memphis, Tennessee; children: Collin Craft and Katie Craft of Memphis, Tennessee, and Mary Shields Craft of Oxford, Mississippi; his mother and step-father: Anne and Bayard Snowden of Memphis, Tennessee; his brothers and sister: Beau Snowden (Mary Alice), Sander Snowden, John Snowden (Michelle), Kathryn Foster (Walter) – all of Memphis, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Charles Craft, Sr. A memorial service for Paul will be held on Monday, October 27 at 12:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis. The Reverend Sandy Willson will officiate. The family will receive visitors on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Paul’s memory should be made to the ALS Association Tennessee Chapter (P.O. Box 40244, Nashville, TN 37204).Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, “Behind the Stone Wall.”
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