Obituary of Mamie B. Craig

Mrs. Mamie Lee Bentley Craig, 73, of Shulls Mills Road, Boone, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 2, 2015 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born March 22, 1942 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Florence Hollars Bentley. Mrs. Craig retried from Watauga County Schools where she worked in the Cafeteria. She was a member of Sandy Flats Missionary Baptist Church. Mamie enjoyed gardening and canning, but her favorite pastime was watching her grandchildren play volleyball. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Charles F. Craig, two daughters, Tammy Glenn of Tabor City and Sharon VanDyke and husband William of Blowing Rock, two granddaughters, Ashlyn and Jasmine VanDyke, one brother, Lloyd Bentley and wife Shirley of Boone, one sister in law, Audrey Bentley of Blowing Rock, and two nephews, Greg and Rodney Bentley. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Florence Bentley, and one brother, Donald Bentley. Funeral services for Mrs. Mamie Craig will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 oclock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel. The body will lie in state at the chapel from 2 until 3 oclock. Officiating will be Rev. Burl Jones, Rev. Max West and Rev. Jackson Lawley. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Ashlyn and Jasmine VanDyke Scholarship Fund, PO Box 1951, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 or to NC Baptist Childrens Fund, PO Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27361. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6:30 until 8 oclock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. Online condolences may be shared with the Craig family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Craig family.