Obituaries

JAMES CRANFORD

PITTSBURG, Texas—James Burl Cranford, 92, of Lafayette, Texas, died Monday, July 16, 2018, in a Texarkana hospice. Mr. Cranford was born Sept. 21, 1925. He was a business owner, an elder for Church of Christ and a World War II Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Cranford, in 2004. Survivors include two children and spouses, James B. Jr. and Debbie Cranford of Texarkana and Debbie and Lynn Conaway of Wylie, Texas; one sister, Mary Rushing; five grandchildren, Alethea Borrego, Codi Chinn, Kassy Pettigrew, Kimberlin Meador and James Garrett Cranford; and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. today at Erman Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lafayette Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Cherokee Home for Children, P.O. Box 295, Cherokee, TX 76832. Online registration is at ermansmithfuneralhome.com.

Published July 19, 2018

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