Bill Craven, Jr.

William Clyde "Bill" Craven, Jr, age 79, of Asheboro died Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Universal Health Care of Ramseur. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 2:00 pm at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Perry Brown officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park. Mr. Craven was a native of Franklinville and graduated from Guilford College in 1953. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member of Franklinville United Methodist Church. Mr. Craven was retired from Met Life and was inducted into the Met Life Manager's Hall of Fame. He was a member of the Southern Prince Georges Rotary Club in Maryland and was a Paul Harris Fellow. Mr. Craven was preceded in death by his parents, William C. and Mabel Ridge Craven and his sister and brother-in-law, Martha C. and John R. Lawrence. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Betty Lou Kearns Craven; daughters, Amy L. Craven of Greensboro, NC, Joanna C. Becke and her husband Alan of Greensboro, MD; grandchildren, Jesse Becke who is stationed at Norfolk Naval Base and Katie Becke of Baltimore, MD; sister, Edith Keen and her husband Louis of Asheboro; 1 nephew, 4 nieces and their families. The family will receive friends Sunday following the service at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, NC. The family would like to express their appreciation to Hospice of Randolph County, Universal Health Care of Ramseur and to special caregivers, Evelyn Rodman, Doris Simmons, Farriest Little, Angie Jarrell and Josephine Jones.