Ronnie "Ron" Virgil Craig, Sr. Obituary (1947

Mr. Ronnie "Ron" Craig, Sr., age 74, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on September 13, 1947 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of Virgil William and Ruby Virginia Scott Craig. He was raised in Jefferson County residing there all of his life. He graduated from Madison Consolidated High School in 1965. Ronnie was inducted into the United States Army on March 19, 1971 in Louisville, Kentucky. He rose to the rate of Specialist Four serving during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged on March 16, 1973 at Fort Riley Kansas receiving the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device. Ronnie was then transferred to the Reserves until he was discharged on March 18, 1977. He worked for Cummins Engine Company as a production supervisor for 25 years. He then worked at LNP Engineering Plastics for ten years in supervision. He last worked for Williamson -Armor Metal retiring in 2010. Ronnie was united in marriage to Joyce Ann Garriott Owen on April 22, 2020 in Madison, Indiana. He was baptized and a member of the Milton Christian Church in Milton, Kentucky. Ronnie enjoyed woodworking and working in his yard. Ronnie died on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at 5:48 a.m. at his home in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Ronnie will be missed by his loving wife, Joyce Ann Garriott Owen Craig of Madison, Indiana; his daughter, Julie Craig Fisher and her husband, Rodney of Madison, Indiana; his son, Ernest Owen of Madison, Indiana; his grandchildren, Kristen Valenti (Kevin), Dylan Fisher (Samantha), Dalton Craig, Brogan Creech; his great grandchildren, Madisyn Valenti, Hayden Fisher, Tyler Valenti, Lucas Valenti, Jacob Valenti; his brother in laws, Lyle E. Stockdale of Madison, Indiana, Richard Garriott and his wife, Barbara of Carrollton, Kentucky, Gary Lee Garriott and his wife, Maggie of Carrollton, Kentucky, Paul Garriott and his wife, Bonnie of Arkansas; his nieces, Nancy Sobeck and her husband, Tom, Tammy Boldery (Paul), and Jennifer Liter (Glenn); and other relatives. He was preceded in death his father, Virgil William Craig, died September 24, 1999, his mother, Ruby Virginia Scott Craig, died October 19, 2007, his sister, Virginia Ruth "Ginger" Craig Stockdale, died September 5, 2021, and his son, Ron Craig, Jr. died November 6, 2003. PRIVATE FUNERAL CEREMONY Private services will be conducted by Lyle Stockdale at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery,1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute with military honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson County Animal Shelter or the Jefferson House. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of Ronnie "Ron" Virgil Craig, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.