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Audrey Rae
Craft
June 9, 1929 – December 8, 2021
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia for Audrey Rae Craft, 92, of Columbia, who passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Interment will be at Sartinville Cemetery in Jayess. Rev. Mark McArthur & Rev. A.D. Gammill, Jr. will officiate the services. Barbara Robertson will provide special music. Visitation will be held from 12:30 pm until 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Hathorn Funeral Home.
Born in Columbia, Audrey made her career as a Registered Nurse serving in Mississippi, Kentucky, and Florida. She was an ER Nurse at Marion General Hospital and served as Director of Nurses at Floradrian Manor in Columbia. Those that knew Audrey would attest to her determined and hard-working character, her loyalty, and her honesty. Her children and her career were so very important to her. She loved embroidery, quilting, playing bingo, canasta, and lottery tickets.
She was preceded in death by her Husband, Prentiss Elbert Craft; her Parents, Robert Bennett & Timmie Wealthy Bedwell Butler; and four Sisters, Sydell Fitzhugh, Helen Butler, Zellie Singley, and Zilda Igleharte.
She is survived by two Sons, Prentiss Nelson Craft (Linda), of Hodgenville, Kentucky, Thomas E. Craft (Kathryn), of Yazoo City; one Daughter, Lana Perkins (Jim), of Las Vegas, Nevada; two Brothers, Robert Burgess Butler, of Gallatin, Tennessee, Huey Butler (Miriam), of Columbia; eight Grandchildren, Dana Kendrick (Chris), of Columbia, Shannon Brown (Todd), of Georgetown, Kentucky, Edwin Craft (Amy), of Cleveland, Justin Craft, of Hodgenville, Kentucky, Clint Perkins, of Virginia, Brandon Perkins (Jenny), of Florida, Elizabeth Perkins, of Florida, Derek Perkins, of Florida; and thirteen Great Grandchildren, Nick Harrell, Dallas Kendrick, Thomas Craft, Morgan Craft, Emily Allen, Grace Perkins, Haley Perkins, Jason Perkins, Kendall Perkins, Emily Perkins, Chloe Perkins, Taylor Perkins, Triston Perkins; and Great-Great Grandchild, Vera Daisy McKenzie.
Pallbearers will be Edwin Craft, Thomas Craft, Thomas E. Craft, Nick Harrell, Steven Thornhill, Justin Craft, and Chris Kendrick.
Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia is in charge of the arrangements. Family and friends may sign an online guestbook at www.hathornfuneralhome.com
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