Croft.James.N.1944.Crittenden.OBIT

James N. Croft Oct 1944 Obituaries
Crittenden Press  6 Oct 1944

Funeral services for James N. CROFT, 71, were conducted last
Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with
Rev. Clyde Dempsey officiating.  Interment was in the church
cemetery.

Stricken while working in the field last Tues. morning, he died
at his home within a short time afterward.  Born in Pope Co, IL,
Mr. Croft removed to Crittenden at the age of 13.  His entire life
was devoted to farming and he was one of the most prominent advocates
of advanced agriculture in this section.  He was a member of Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors are  his wife, formerly Josie A. BEBOUT; 8 sons, Herman,
Earl, Rhea and Vernon, of the county, Dee, Loyd, Reed and Oether,
Livigston Co; 4 daughters, Mrs. Chester Robertson, Mrs. Orville
McKinney, county, Mrs. John Milligan of Sturgis, and Miss Ona
Croft of Salem; two brothers, Willie and John, both of Crittenden
Co; 3 sisters, Mrs. Lula Johnson of Clay, Mrs. Anda Cooper of Salem
and Mrs. T.D. Garnett of Paducah.



Submitted by: Brenda Jerome <bjjerome@comsource.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997