Earl E. Craft

Earl E. Craft, 60, of 191 Washington St., Franklin, died at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh. Born Dec. 26, 1947, in Oil City, he was the son of Earl Milton Craft and Anna Louise Walker. He was employed in the maintenance department at Allegheny Square. Mr. Craft was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Vietnam. He was a member of the Clarion VFW. He is survived by his mother, Anna L. Craft; two sisters, Paulie Summerville and husband, David, of Adamsville and Jane Khein and husband, Richard, of Hollywood, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father in 1999 and a sister, Frieda Vallo. Friends will be received from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at the Robert W. Gardinier Funeral Home Inc., in Franklin. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Sam Wagner, assoc. pastor of the Christ United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Hill Memorial Garden. Condolences can be sent online at www.gardinierfuneralhome.com.