News Staff
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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Dalton Floyd Craddock went to be with the Lord on June 3rd, 2022. Dalton was born on August 24th, 1927, in Dublin, TX to his parents, Thomas D and Veleska Craddock. After his mother passed away, his father married his new mama Mabel Carr Craddock, who raised him. He attended Lingleville and Dublin Schools, drove trucks for his Dad and then joined the US Army in 1946. He was stationed in Japan during World War II. After being honorably discharged from the Army he worked for Halliburton and other jobs before buying an upholstery business in Slaton, TX in the early fifties. He later surrendered into the Ministries and became a Baptist Preacher. He moved back to Dublin and opened his business there in 1961 and operated it until his retirement in 1992. During the seventies Dalton and his five young children had a radio show called “Shelter from the Storms” where Dalton preached and his children sang. The broadcast ran for two years. Later Dalton married Monie Warren Wright. After he retired in 1992, they traveled in his RV and enjoyed the new places they were blessed to see. He was an active member of his church, The Washington St. Baptist Church in Stephenville, where he enjoyed singing and occasionally teaching. His last sermon at the age of 90 was in May of 2018 where he led his daughter-in-law Lisa, to Christ. He took joy in bringing many people to the Lord.