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Visitation:
Sunday, January 2, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
at the McLean Christian Church
Service:
Monday, January 3, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the church
Funeral home:
Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Robert Stephen "Steve" Craig, 77, of
McLean, passed away at St. Joseph Medical Center in
Bloomington on Tuesday, December 28, 2021.
Funeral Services for Steve will be on Monday,
January 3, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the McLean
Christian Church. Mr. Tony Billingsley will
officiate. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery
in Waynesville.
Visitation will be at the McLean Christian Church on
Sunday, January 2, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Robert Stephen Craig was born November 16, 1944, in
Bloomington, the son of Melvin K. and Wilma N. Bean
Craig. He was united in marriage with Cathy Ruble on
May 22, 1982. She survives.
Steve is also survived by one son, Daniel (Hollie)
Craig and one daughter, Ivy Craig; two
grandchildren: Wesley and Vera; three brothers:
Melvin Craig, Mark (Dana) Craig, and Joseph (Laura)
Craig; four sisters: Linda (Tom) Davis, Sandy (Gary)
Norseworthy, Robin (Mike) Kinney, and Carol (Dean)
Wessels; sister-in-law Maggie Ruble, and nieces
Nichole Ruble and Savanah Kinney, along with many
other nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step-father
Bill Gibson; and in-laws Wesley "Shorty" and Mary
Ellen Ruble. |
Stephen was a 1962 graduate of Normal Community High
School. He served in the United States Navy from 1962 - 1970, from
which he retired. Known around town as a man of many skills, he last
retired from Cummins Crosspoint in Normal. He had served the
community of McLean in many civic positions.
He was a member of the McLean American Legion Burger-Benedict Post
573. Steve was an avid bass fisherman and amateur radio operator
whose call-sign was W9SNS. He was a member of the McLean Christian
Church.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Fire & Rescue or the
Illinois Cancer Care of Bloomington.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of
Atlanta.
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