Jewel O. (J. O.) Craig was born on October 17, 1932 to William Earl and Sallie Anderson Craig in Marshall, Tx. He was married to Shirley Ann McCollough Craig on September 4, 1953. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, William Earl and Sallie Craig; his mother and father-in-law Mac and Naomi McCollough; brothers, Bill, John, Frank and Malin Craig; and niece Connie Craig. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Shirley Craig; two children and their spouses, Mike and Lisa Craig of Whitehouse, Tx and Donna and Edward Bogue of Hallsville, Tx; six grandchildren including Travis Craig of Austin, Tx, Mason Craig of Denver Co., Lesley Craig of Dallas, Andy Bogue of Tyler, Emily and C.J. Heflin of Arlington, Tx, Erin and Brad Townsend of Euless, Tx; four great-grandchildren: Brandon and Travis Heflin, Carson and Casey Bogue; brothers, sister and sister-in laws, Pete Craig, Jim and Shirley Craig, Reba and Bill Peace; Dorthie, Francis, and Eva Ruth Craig. He was a member of the Marshall High School class of 1952. He served his country in the Army National Guard for 10 years and later served his state as a Captain in the Texas State Guard. He served as Scoutmaster of Troup 204 of the Boy Scouts of America for 11 years and found great joy in molding the lives of many young men during those years. He earned the Silver Beaver Award as the highest honor given to a Scoutmaster by the Boy Scouts. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, working with flowers and plants and tinkering at the family farm along with spending time with friends and family. He was employed by SWEPCO in Marshall for 35 years. He retired at a young age to spend more time with his family and to really get to work on one of his life passions of collecting "treasures". He was a member of Fairview Baptist Church in Marshall where he served the Lord in many capacities over the years. Visitation will be held at Downs Funeral Home, Hwy 31 Marshall, Tx between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 25, 2014. Services will be held on Friday, September 26, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Algoma Cemetery South. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fairview Baptist Church or to the charity of your choice.