Obituaries:  Mrs. Ruth Orea Leone Craig, Sabine Parish       C-620
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 16, 1999
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net 


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Mrs. Ruth Orea Leone Craig

  Mrs. Ruth Orea Leone Craig, 82, died at Toledo Nursing Center in
Zwolle at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 20,1999.

  Mrs. Craig was born on February 25, 1917 to George Sylvester Leone
and Mary Claudie Varnell. She lost her mother at the age of five and
her father at the age of 19.

  Services were held at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in
Zwolle. Father David Richter officiated.

  Survivors include six sons, George Wayne Henderson, Donald Huey
Henderson, Jackie Craig, Sr., Michael Louis Craig and Ricky Lee Craig,
all of Zwolle and Danny Wayne Craig of Natchitoches; 20 grandchildren;
35 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and many friends. Mrs.
Craig was preceded in death by Clara Leone Bray, Ruby Leone Laroux
and Delphi Catez Inez Leone, who died in infancy; and a son, K. G.
Henderson, Jr., who died Nov. 23,1972.

  Pallbearers were Darrell A. Sepulvado, Harold Anderson, Jack Craig,
Jr., Wayne Caples, Nick Craig and Brian Craig.