Robert Ervin Craft Jr.

Robert Ervin Craft Jr passed from this world on October 12, 2026 at the age of 94. “Bob” was born on April 22, 1932 in South Carolina. He was the first born of Rosa and Bob Craft. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Florene Y Craft of Pinehurst, North Carolina, along with his granddaughter Nicole Craft, his parents Rosa and Bob, his sisters Ann Moffit and Emily Clark, and brother Claude Craft. He is survived by his youngest brother David Craft of South Carolina, his children David (Jeff) Craft (wife Maggie) of NC, Bobby Craft (wife Molly) of New Braunfels, and Cindy Bazari of New Braunfels. He is also survived by grandchildren Danielle Bass (husband Cody) and Katy Craft, along with great grandchildren Jasper Dyal, Cooper Bass and Emmalee Wetz, and a recent great, great granddaughter Brynlee Nicole.

Bob spent 23 years serving in the US Army, retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer 4. He spent another 20 years working for the military in a civil service capacity. Between these 2 careers, he also owned and operated a full service Texaco station and sold real estate.

Bob enjoyed traveling and the outdoors. He owned 5 campers during the course of his life, along with multiple boats. He took his family on many trips across the US and made many friends along the way. He also loved flying and acquired his pilot’s license during his civil service years. He bought a small airplane, completely rebuilt and painted it in his home garage, and flew the plane for numerous years. He also enjoyed woodworking and spent a lot of time in his shop making everything from dulcimers to furniture. He also built and flew model airplanes and enjoyed building and playing with his HO scale train layout. He also enjoyed cars and working on them. He had a particular attraction to a 1929 Model A, which he purchased, took apart, had painted, and reassembled himself in his backyard shop. A 1929 Model A was the first car he ever owned when he was young. Bob was a man of many talents.

There will be a visitation for Bob at Zoeller Funeral Home on Sunday, November 1st, from 2:00pm till 5:00pm. His service will follow on Monday, November 2nd at 11:00am in the main worship center at Oakwood Baptist Church, where he and Flo were members since moving to New Braunfels in 1995. A burial service with full military honors will follow at 1:00pm at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, Bob would have enjoyed seeing donations made to the building fund at Oakwood Baptist Church, where he worshiped the God he loved so much.