Larry Craig Obituary

Larry Steven Craig, 61, of Morgantown, formerly of Todd County, died Jan. 16, 2011 at his residence.
He was born in Todd County on June 19, 1949, son of J.R. and Clara Pauline “Polly” Utley Craig of Allegre.
Mr. Craig was a Baptist minister and a newspaper journalist. He was a past owner of the Green River Republican newspaper in Morgantown and taught journalism at Western Kentucky University. He had served as a Butler County Trial Commissioner and a past president of the Kentucky Press Association and was a member of Richland Missionary Baptist Church and the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Jan. 19 at Jones Funeral Chapel in Morgantown, with burial to follow in the Hill Haven Memory Gardens. There will be visitation from 5-8 p.m. Jan. 17 at Latham Funeral Home in Elkton and from noon-8 p.m. Jan. 18 at Jones Funeral Chapel, as well as on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until time for the service.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Craig is survived by his wife, Patricia Grace Craig of Morgantown; his daughters and sons-in-law, Julie and John Blanford of Henderson, Summer and Will Hines of Beaver Dam and Paige and Brian McKinney of Morgantown; his sister, Jeannie Craig of Rosewood; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Richard and Mary Ann Craig of Allegre, Michael and Jean Craig of Bowling Green and Thomas and Patricia Craig of Russellville; his grandchildren, Garrett and Will Blanford, Morgan McKinney and Hope, Faith, Cameron and Sophie Hines; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.