Herman served in the United States Army in Korea. He worked in the Mills for 10 years and was a self-employed house painter for 40 years. He was well known for raising Beagles for coon hunters and being a founding member of Poplar Creek Coon Hunting Club.
Herman is survived by his sons, Tony Craps, Tommy Craps and Jerry Craps (Dianne), all of Gilbert; grandchildren, Brian, Jill (Charles), Matthew (Rebecca) and Amy; great-grandchildren, Cailyn, Clayton, Bella, Vance and Benjamin; his siblings, Faith (Robert) Stone of Batesburg, Steve (Beth) Craps of Gilbert, Junius (Janice) Craps of Boiling Springs and Linda (Fletcher) Hartley of Lexington. He was predeceased by his parents; wife, Carrie Lee Long Craps; sisters, Bobbie and Maxine; grandson, Chris Craps and daughter-in-law, Dorothy Craps.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Building Fund at Cedar Grove Lutheran Church, 1220 Cedar Grove Rd., Leesville, SC 29070.
