William E. Craigo
William Earl “Squack” Craigo, 88, of Red
House died March 10, 2000, at home after a short illness.
He was retired from Union Carbide, Institute Plant, with 29 years' service. He
was a former miner, a Navy veteran of World War II, a member of the VFW and a
48-year resident of Red House.
Surviving: daughters, Patricia A. Mallett of Cross Lanes and Frances Louise
Sheridan of Springfield, Virginia; son, William L. Craigo of Prattville,
Alabama; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchildren.
Service was held March 13, 2000 at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with the Rev.
Billy Lucas officiating. Burial was in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross
Lanes. Memorial donations may be made to Kanawha Hospice Care, Inc., 1143 Dunbar
Avenue, Dunbar WV 25064.
Publication: The Putnam Post
Published: 03-16-2000
Page: Not Available
Headline: Obituaries
Byline: Not Available
Notes:
For quite some time I did not know how William Earl fit into the family tree.
Thanks to Casey Hawkins I now know that he was the son of John Richard Craigo
I had previously believed that the nickname listed here was in error, and should have been listed as Squawk..
In an e-mail dated 5-13-2008 that I received from Cyndi Rose, she makes the following statement.
Squack is correct. Not Squawk. Cyndi is a granddaughter of William Earl Craigo.
I also received another e-mail from Deanna Crago Pitchford dated 09-03-08 after she visited this site.
This is her comments on the nickname.
The only mistake I found so far is with the obituary comment for my maternal great-uncle, William Earl Craigo.
Your comment corrected the nickname given in the obituary, Squack. That was indeed his CB handle, not Squawk. That nickname goes back to his Navy days.
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