Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameEldon James Craig 
Birth3 Aug 1929, Garfield Co, OK
Death10 Mar 2021
FatherLeRoy James “Roy” Craig (1894-1970)
MotherBeulah Irene Wells (1898-1970)
Misc. Notes
Married Aletha Joyce Morgan 8 Nov 1951 in Enid, OK.
Enid News and Eagle - 13 Nov 2011
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Craig will celebrate their 60th anniversary Nov. 18. Cards may be sent to 7817 W. Rupe, Enid, OK 73703.
Eldon Craig and Aletha Morgan were married Nov. 18, 1951.
They have farmed and ranched all their married life.
They are members of Cowboy Church and First Methodist Church of Enid. Aletha is a member of Imo Neighbors Extension Club.
Their children are Joyce and Everett Hildebrand, Dennis and Sharon Craig and James Craig, all of Enid, and David and Lizann Craig, Okarche. They have six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Enid News - 14 Nov 2016
Eldon and Aletha Craig celebrated their 65th anniversary Nov. 12 with a family hayrack ride and campfire dinner at the family farm.
Eldon Craig and Alesha Morgan were married Nov. 18, 1951, in the home of Buford and Phyllis Morgan.
They have farmed and ranched in the Enid and Imo area their retired married life. They are members of Cowboy Church and active in the Imo community.
The couple’s children are Joyce Hildebrand and husband Everett, Dennis Craig and wife Sharon, and James Craig, all of Enid; and David Craig and wife, LizAnn, of Okarche.
They have six grandchildren and four (soon to be five) great-grandchildren.
[Obituary]
Graveside services for Eldon J. Craig will be held 10:00 am, Monday, March 15, 2021 at Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Eldon was born August 3, 1929 to Roy J. and Beulah Wells Craig on his Great Grandmother Riggs’ farm. He was raised west of Enid on the farm his grandfather purchased in 1908, where he spent his life. Eldon and Aletha Morgan were married November 18, 1951 and celebrated 69 wonderful years. He was a farmer, dairyman, and cowboy first. Eldon and Aletha raised four children on this farm. He was active in rodeos, trail rides, team sorting and mostly any horse activity. At the young age of 78, he participated in in the month-long Centennial Cattle Drive for the 100th anniversary of statehood. It followed the Chisholm Trail from Texas to Kansas. This was the longest of three cattle drives in which he participated. In 1964, Eldon crossed the Continental Divide in Colorado riding a great horse named “Reno”. He farmed and ranched until he retired to care for the Love of his life. He was a generous man, ready to help a neighbor in need. Mom and Dad, the cute couple, always loved a good dance. He was a member of the Cherokee Strip Round-Up Club, Cowboy Church, First United Methodist Church and served on the Great Plains Cooperative Board. He is survived his wife, Aletha; daughter, Joyce (Everett) Hildebrand; son, Dennis (Sharon) Craig, James Craig, all of Enid, David (Lizann) Craig of Okarche; grandchildren, Kyle, Michael, Chase, Maddie, Austin and Mallory; and seven great grandchildren. Memorial donations can be made to OMRF mental health and dementia with Ladusau-Evans serving as custodian of the funds.
Enid News and Eagle - 13 Nov 2011
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Craig will celebrate their 60th anniversary Nov. 18. Cards may be sent to 7817 W. Rupe, Enid, OK 73703.
Eldon Craig and Aletha Morgan were married Nov. 18, 1951.
They have farmed and ranched all their married life.
They are members of Cowboy Church and First Methodist Church of Enid. Aletha is a member of Imo Neighbors Extension Club.
Their children are Joyce and Everett Hildebrand, Dennis and Sharon Craig and James Craig, all of Enid, and David and Lizann Craig, Okarche. They have six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Enid News - 14 Nov 2016
Eldon and Aletha Craig celebrated their 65th anniversary Nov. 12 with a family hayrack ride and campfire dinner at the family farm.
Eldon Craig and Alesha Morgan were married Nov. 18, 1951, in the home of Buford and Phyllis Morgan.
They have farmed and ranched in the Enid and Imo area their retired married life. They are members of Cowboy Church and active in the Imo community.
The couple’s children are Joyce Hildebrand and husband Everett, Dennis Craig and wife Sharon, and James Craig, all of Enid; and David Craig and wife, LizAnn, of Okarche.
They have six grandchildren and four (soon to be five) great-grandchildren.
[Obituary]
Graveside services for Eldon J. Craig will be held 10:00 am, Monday, March 15, 2021 at Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Eldon was born August 3, 1929 to Roy J. and Beulah Wells Craig on his Great Grandmother Riggs’ farm. He was raised west of Enid on the farm his grandfather purchased in 1908, where he spent his life. Eldon and Aletha Morgan were married November 18, 1951 and celebrated 69 wonderful years. He was a farmer, dairyman, and cowboy first. Eldon and Aletha raised four children on this farm. He was active in rodeos, trail rides, team sorting and mostly any horse activity. At the young age of 78, he participated in in the month-long Centennial Cattle Drive for the 100th anniversary of statehood. It followed the Chisholm Trail from Texas to Kansas. This was the longest of three cattle drives in which he participated. In 1964, Eldon crossed the Continental Divide in Colorado riding a great horse named “Reno”. He farmed and ranched until he retired to care for the Love of his life. He was a generous man, ready to help a neighbor in need. Mom and Dad, the cute couple, always loved a good dance. He was a member of the Cherokee Strip Round-Up Club, Cowboy Church, First United Methodist Church and served on the Great Plains Cooperative Board. He is survived his wife, Aletha; daughter, Joyce (Everett) Hildebrand; son, Dennis (Sharon) Craig, James Craig, all of Enid, David (Lizann) Craig of Okarche; grandchildren, Kyle, Michael, Chase, Maddie, Austin and Mallory; and seven great grandchildren. Memorial donations can be made to OMRF mental health and dementia with Ladusau-Evans serving as custodian of the funds.