Dorothy Craine – Benton, IL

Dorothy Eloise Miller Craine was born on January 23, 1920 in Macedonia to Dora Lillian (Smith) and John George Miller. She passed away on December 22, 2019 in her home.

Dorothy had five siblings: Georgia Idena Robertson, Neva Mae Hess, John Eugene, Darrel Dwain, and Charles Edward. In November 1938 she married Leslie Olen Craine. They were married 57 years.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, husband, and two nephews.
She is survived by one sister-in-law, Ava LaVerne Miller, two daughters, Mary and Jean, two grandsons, Justin and Jesse, two great-grandsons, and fifteen nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was a member of Jackson Grove Baptist Church. She loved to travel, quilt, swim, read, play dominoes, and work puzzles. Most of all she loved doing those things with friends and relatives.
Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton. Burial will be private.
A Memorial Celebration of Dorothy’s life will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 5, 2020 at the Jackson Grove Baptist Church, east of Benton, with Rev. Don Bullard officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in support of Dorothy’s favorite missionaries, Rusty and Brenda Carney, through Free Will Baptist International Missions. Checks may be made out to “IMINC” with their names placed on the memo line. See https://iminc.org/missionaries/rusty-and-brenda-carney/
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