John Dudley Craft

John Dudley Craft, 56, of Swansea was born May 28, 1957 and died Sunday, September 8, 2013. Mr. Craft was a local artist and owner/operator of The Horseshoe Craft Shop.He was an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Army. He was called home suddenly to be with the Lord and is survived by his loving wife Valerie, his children, Danielle, Christopher, Joseph and stepson Alex Cassidy; his parents, Larry and Lois Craft; his grandmother, Jettie Craft; his brothers and sisters, Lorri Hickman, Susan (William) Blevins, Carrie (Michael) Carignan, Julia (Christopher) Craft-Davis, Larry (Heather) Craft, Jr, and Kevin (Lori Jo) Craft.He has numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews, cousins and aunts and uncles, and his long term friend, Bill W. Visitation will be Friday, September 13, 2013 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. and the funeral service will be Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home (www.mcalhanyfuneralhome.com) in North. “The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place:From the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.”A quote from Pablo Picasso