Alpha Craig, 78, of Spiro, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004, in Spiro. She was born Sept. 8, 1926 at Spiro to James and Kizzie Smith. She was a member of the Pocola Christian Fellowship Church and she was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one grandson, Dwight Craig; and several brothers and sisters.

Survivors include her husband, James Craig; one daughter, Milinda Kay Patton and husband Keith of Pocola; three sons, Ronald Gene Craig and wife Becky of Kingston, James Dwayne Craig and wife Glenda of Spiro, and Kendall Ray Craig and wife Julie of Fort Smith, Ark.; one sister, Ophelia Craig of Spiro; eight grandchildren, James Alan Craig, Reva Jean Weir, Tory Craig, Tony Craig, Amanda Sullivan, Kyle Craig, Melanie Pinkerton and Beau Patton; and nine great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 at the Mallory Martin Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Eldon Burnett and Roger Myers officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Mallory Martin Funeral Home of Spiro.

Pallbearers will be Tandy Sullivan, James Pinkerton, James Alan Craig, Tony Craig, Tory Craig, Kyle Craig and Beau Patton.