Elizabeth (Betsy) Craft's obituary , Passed away on February 26, 2021 in Shelby, Mississippi

Elizabeth (Betsy) Craft

March 4, 1918 - February 26, 2021 (102 years old)

Shelby, Mississippi

Elizabeth (Betsy) Craft's obituary , Passed away on February 26, 2021 in Shelby, Mississippi
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Elizabeth (Betsy) Craft

March 4, 1918 - February 26, 2021 (102 years old)

Shelby, Mississippi

Elizabeth Craft Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Elizabeth Craft of Shelby, Mississippi, who passed away at the age of 102, on February 26, 2021. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Elizabeth Craft to show support.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her spouse Air Force Pilot; her parents, E. B. Nelson and Helen Reid Nelson; her former husband Randal Craft; her grandchildren, Judge R. Reid McKee (Rachel) of San Antonio, TX, Elizabeth Craft Ferguson (Tyler) of Austin, TX, Laura McKee Zouein (Fouad) and Sarah Craft Lawrie (James) of Brooklyn, NY; her stepgrandchildren, Carol McKee Brame of Madison and David McKee (Shannon) of Madison; her great grandchildren, Betsy McKee, Miles McKee, Jackson Linsey, Juliet Lindsey, Molly McKee, Ava Cate McKee, Lucy McKee, Theo Lawrie, Owen Lawrie, Patrick Ferguson and Henry Ferguson; her stepgreat-grandchildren, Lindsey Brame Casperson, Allison Brame Dotson, Taylor Brame and Shelby McKee; and her great great grandchildren, Caylee Casperson, Connor Casperson, Chloe Casperson and Luke Dotson.

Born during the 1918 Spanish Flu, she survived the Great 1927 Delta flood, did her part as a wife of an Air Force Pilot, who served in World War II and Korean War, and recently survived Covid 19 in June.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Children's of Mississippi Hospital in Jackson, 2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 or to a charity of your choice.



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Parkway Memorial Cemetery
1161 Highland Colony Pkwy, Ridgeland, MS 39157

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Parkway Memorial Cemetery
1161 Highland Colony Pkwy, Ridgeland, MS 39157

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