Letha Elizabeth (Dilmore) Craft (1904 - 1994)

Born 16 Aug 1904 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Johnnie Thomas Craft — married 17 Nov 1923 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Died 15 Aug 1994 at age 89 in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Letha (Dilmore) Craft is buried in Mendenhall Cemetery.

Biography

Letha Elizabeth Dilmore was born on Aug 16, 1904 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the first child of Plummer William Dilmore and Mary Bell Roberts.

She had four siblings, namely: Oretus, Irene, Walter Eugene, and Albert E.

She died on Aug 15, 1994 in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 89). ^[1]

When she was 19, she married Johnnie Thomas Craft on Nov 17, 1923 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

Letha Elizabeth Dilmore lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (StreetAddress: Highway No 49; Age: 20; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0009; Homemaker: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 0009; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Mendenhall City Cemetery). ^[3]

Johnnie Thomas Craft and Letha Elizabeth Dilmore had the following children:

1. Claude Thomas Craft was born on Sep 29, 1924 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 01, 1998 in Cobb County, Georgia, USA (Age at Death: 73). ^[4] He married Bobbie Louise Turner on Apr 03, 1943 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
2. Roma Mae Craft was born on Nov 24, 1926 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 04, 2014 in Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi, USA (Brandon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; Age at Death: 87).
3. Nedia Faye Craft was born on Aug 10, 1928 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 28, 2023 in Pearl, Rankin, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 94). She married Jefferson Bert Johnson on May 27, 1950 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
4. Paul Craft Sr was born on Sep 05, 1939 in Shaw, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 25, 2010 in Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA (Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital; Age at Death: 71). ^[5] He married Janet I. Craft in 1960.
5. James Travis Craft was born on Mar 13, 1943 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 11, 1997 in Hendry County, Florida, USA (Age at Death: 54). ^[6]
6. George Truett Craft was born on Mar 13, 1943 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He was living in 2023.

Letha Dilmore Craft ^[1]

Letha Dilmore Craft, 89, of Utica, died of congestive heart failure Monday, August 15, 1994 at her home.

Services were 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 16, 1994 at Upton Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mendenhall City Cemetery. Upton Funeral Home of Mendenhall handled arrangements.

Mrs. Craft was a native of Simpson County, a member of Utica First Baptist Church and the widow of Johnnie Thomas Craft. She moved to Utica in 1969 and was a former resident of Mendenhall.

Survivors include: four sons, Claude T. Craft of Marietta, GA, Paul Craft of Wesson, MS, Travis Craft of La Belle, FL, Truett Craft of Utica; two daughters, Nedia Johnson of Jackson, Roma McGee of Utica; one sister, Irene Palmer of Mendenhall; 28 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and 3 great great-grandchildren.

Source: The Magee Courier, 18 Aug 1994, Thu, Page 7

Research Notes

Her middle name of Elizabeth was found in the obituary for her daughter, Nedia Faye Craft Johnson.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Obituary for Letha E Dilmore Craft Clipped from The Magee Courier, 18 Aug 1994, Thu, Page 7
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z1NX-DZPZ : 23 June 2020), Miss Aletha Dihmore in entry for Mr Johnie Craft, 17 Nov 1923; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00826, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2G-8X9F : 11 July 2016), Letha E. Dilmore Craft, 1994; Burial, Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Mendenhall City Cemetery; citing record ID 74300038, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
4. ↑ Obituary for Claude Thomas Craft Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 03 May 1998, Sun, Main Edition, Page 20
5. ↑ Obituary for Paul Craft Sr Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 27 Sep 2010, Mon, Other Editions, Page 11
6. ↑ Death of James Travis Craft Clipped from News-Press, 12 Dec 1997, Fri, Other Editions, Page 39

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1J8-WN5 : 20 May 2014), Letha E Craft, 15 Aug 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-CFJ : accessed 15 February 2018), Letha Croft in household of John T Croft, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-4, sheet 6B, line 42, family 87, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-LBB : accessed 15 February 2018), Aletha Craft in household of John T Craft, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 4B, line 55, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-ZN5 : accessed 15 February 2018), Lether Dilmore in household of Plumer W Dilmore, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 134, sheet 5B, line 97, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-2VY : accessed 15 February 2018), Lestha Dilmore in household of Plummer Dilmore, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 7A, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 759; FHL microfilm 1,374,772.