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Herbert Royce Craghead Or Craighead
Male 1942 - 2008

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  • Birth  9 Jul 1942  Checotah, Mcintosh, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  10 Nov 2008  Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary  16 Nov 2008  Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Las Vegas Review-Journal 
    • Herbert "Herb" Royce Craghead, 66, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at his home from complications of an illness.
      He was born July 9, 1942, in Checotan, Okla. Herb was the third of eight children born to Allen Benjamin Craghead and Vera Mae White Craghead. The family moved to California, where Herb was raised and attended schools. He graduated from Marysville Union High School Class of 1960. After school, he joined the Southern California Carpenters Union, where he worked for 25 years as a master sheetrocker. Herb also served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era.
      He married Sherian Morby in 1962. They had a daughter, Kimberly, and they later divorced. Herb married Dedee Buchanan in California in 1968, mother of Ward and Stacy Buchanan. Sadly, Dedee passed away in 1985. In 1986, he married Jackie Lanfranco of California; they later divorced.
      Herb moved to Las Vegas, and joined the Southern Nevada Carpenters Union, where he spent 10 years working as a finish carpenter on the new resort casinos. In 2001, he moved to Rigby, Idaho, to be closer to his daughter and grandchildren.
      Herb was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He enjoyed motocross riding, speedboats, camping and get-togethers with his friends.
      Herb is survived by his daughter, Kim (Rex) Noreen of Rigby; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five sisters, Elva Redman of Wheatland, Calif., Phillis (Bill) Luke of Yuma, Ariz., Carletta Nissen of Yuba City, Calif., Linda (Rick) Ricker of Windsor, Calif., and Joyce (David) Young of Canyon City, Colo.; and two brothers, Norman (Wilma) Craghead and Gary (Judy) Craghead of Tigard, Ore. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers-in-law. A family memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial arrangements are under the direction of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
    Person ID  I12265  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  27 Jan 2009 
     
    Father  Allen Benjamin Craghead Or Craighead,   b. Abt 1912, , , Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother  Vera Mae White,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID  F14348277  Group Sheet
     
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Jul 1942 - Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Nov 2008 - Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Las Vegas Review-Journal - 16 Nov 2008 - Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA Link to Google Earth
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