Croft, Faye 

Graveside services for Faye Croft, 81, of Hallsville, will 
be 10 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2006, at the Noonday 
Cemetery, with the Rev. Trey Roberson officiating. Interment, 
under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview, will 
follow. Mrs. Croft died Thursday morning, February 16, 2006, 
at her residence. She was born September 6, 1924, in Carthage, 
Texas, to Oscar L. and Nellie Powell Jones. A lifelong area 
resident, Faye was employed at the First National Bank of 
Carthage for ten years. In 1986, she retired as an operations 
officer with Texas Commerce Bank of Longview after 24 years of 
service. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tatum, 
and an active member of the Sanctuary Sunday School Class. She 
was preceded in death by her husband, John L. Croft in 1996. 
She is survived by a sister, Marjorie Jones Croft of Hallsville; 
and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 
5-7 p.m. this evening, February 17, 2006, at Rader Funeral Home, 
1617 Judson Road. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. 
The family wishes to extend special thanks to Dr. Srinivas Rangu, 
and to the staff of Southern Care Hospice. A memorial guestbook 
may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/17/2006.