Lena Craig Harper

SERVICES: Vigil will be at 6:00 PM Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel. Mass will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church with Rev. Joseph Ravi, associate pastor, officiating.BURIAL: Private burial will be in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Harper was born Magdelena Cecilia Kurtz on June 25, 1912 to George and Clara Weller Kurtz in Groom. She married A. V. "Jack" Craig in 1933 and they moved to Pampa. Jack preceded her in death in 1961. Lena was a member of St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church. She loved to cook and was employed at several local restaurants until her retirement. She also loved to quilt and spend time with her family members. Lena will be greatly missed and remembered as a compassionate, loving, generous mother, grandmother, and friend to all.SURVIVORS: a son: Robert Craig and wife Bettie of Pampa; three daughters: Gloria Pauline Blanton of Yukon, OK, Alice Havens of Odessa, and Linda McCarley and husband Danny of Pampa; 10 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 6 great great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Craig, who died while serving as a Marine in Vietnam, by an infant daughter, Margaret Craig, by her parents, four brothers, and a sister.MEMORIALS: Pampa VFW Post #1657, P. O. Box 2684, Pampa, TX 79066-2684 or Disabled American Veterans, 507 S. Alabama, Amarillo, TX 79106.