Jody Craft, 67, of Arlington, GA, passed away Monday afternoon, April 29, 2019 at Southeast Health Medical Center, Dothan, AL.His funeral will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at 5 p.m. at Southside Baptist Church, Blakely, GA with Rev. Ed McQueen officiating.Burial will follow in the Blakely Cemetery with Chris Craft, Bobby Joe Craft, Mark Stewart, Chad McFay, John Stewart and Gene Kimbrel serving as pallbearers.Honorary pallbearers will be Alan Craft, Ben Kimbrel, Joel Houston,, Alvin Brown, Pee Wee Tarver, Buddy Moore, Greg McMullen, Brent Alexander and Rick McMullen. The family will receive friends for visitation on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, from 6-8 p.m. at Manry Jordan Hodges Funeral Home, Blakely, GA.
Jody was born February, 7, 1952 to the late Leroy Craft and Ruth Cox Craft.He was a member of Southside Baptist Church and a spreader truck driver for Agir-AFC.Other than his parents he was preceded in death bya sister, Barbara Craft Griffin; 2 brothers, Roger and Ed Craft all of Blakely.
His survivors include his wife, Dee Dee Craft; 2 sons, Jody Michael Craft and April of Bluffton, GA, Keith Craft and Misty of Arlington, GA; 3 brothers, Jimmy Craft, Bobby Craft, Steve Craft and Filena all of Blakely.
He is also survived by 5 grandchildren, Cody Craft and Taylor of Donalsonville, Josephine Craft, Nicholas Craft both of Bluffton, GA, Madalin Jones of Troy, AL and Hilton Craft of Arlington, GA, 1 great granddaughter, Autumn Craft of Donalsonville, GA.