The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 1996             TAG: 9611050231
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                    LENGTH:   29 lines

LOWELL D. CRAIG

MCPO Lowell D. Craig, U.S. Navy (ret.), 59, of the 4400 block of Hinsdale St., died Nov. 3, 1996, in his residence.

Born in La Follette, Tenn., he was a retired master chief petty officer of the U.S. Navy with 21 years service and a veteran of the Vietnam War. He also was a proprietor of Norfolk Industrial Instruments.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret A. Craig; a daughter, Tammy Craig of Virginia Beach; three sons, Barry L. Craig of Virginia Beach, Kenneth Craig of Lorain, Ohio, and Timothy Craig of Stafford, Va.; four sisters, Sylvia Caussealey of Crawfordville, Fla., Mildred Davis of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Marjorie Robbins of La Follette, Janice Craig of Jacksboro, Tenn.; two brothers, Leslie Craig of Fairfax, Va., Dwight Craig of Morristown, Tenn.; four grandsons and a granddaughter; and aunts, Hazel Shelby and Ruby Smith, both of New Tazewell, Tenn. He was preceded in death by his brother, Doyle Craig of Houston, Texas; as well as his parents, Clayton and Bernice Craig of La Follette.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, by David E. Schill. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home. Donations may be made to the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters. ILLUSTRATION: Photo

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB