Rachel Virginia Hackney Craddock

Rachel Virginia Craddock, 91, of Campbells Creek went home to be with the Lord Thursday April 23, 2015 at East Side Medical Center in Snellville, GA. Rachel was born at Cinco on June 2, 1923 to the late William & Mary Stone Hackney. She was a graduate of DuPont High School and Morris Harvey College and received her Master’s Degree from WVU in Special Education. She was a retired school teacher with the Kanawha County Board of Education having taught at several different schools in Kanawha County especially Mary Ingles Elementary and DuPont Junior High. She was a member of the Alpha Delta Kappa teaching sorority. She and her late husband, Lowell, were avid travelers. She was also a member of the Spring Fork Missionary Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and a member of the Ladies Circle. She also served as the treasurer for the West Virginia AFSCME Retirees’ Union. Preceding her in death were her husband, Lowell J. Craddock; three sons, Jerry Hicks, Danny & Ken Craddock; sisters, Nellie Blackburn, Ruby Ulbrich & Ruth Ulbrich; brother, Gene Hackney. Left to cherish her memory is a daughter, Jane (Gerry) Freeman of Lilburn, GA.; grandsons, Ken (Kate) Craddock of South Charleston & Tim Craddock of Milton, FL.; great granddaughter, Adeline Craddock; niece, Karen Taylor of Glendale, AR. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday April 29, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Spring Fork Missionary Baptist Church on Campbells Creek with Pastor Mike Long officiating. Entombment will follow at Montgomery Memorial Park, London. A visitation with family & friends will be held Tuesday April 28, 2015 from 6 – 8 PM at the Church.