Dr. Ralph Carr Craddock's Obituary
A Memorial Service for Dr. Ralph Carr Craddock, 82, of Alexander City, will be
held on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. at the Chapel of Radney
Funeral Home. Dr. Steve King will officiate. The family will receive friends on
Monday, November 28, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral
Home.
Dr. Craddock passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Grandview
Medical Center (Birmingham). He was born on June 1, 1940 in Alexander City to
Ralph Wheeler Craddock and Frances Carr Craddock of Dadeville.
A graduate of Dadeville High School, Dr. Craddock attended college at Auburn
University, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity and Alpha
Epsilon Delta National Premedical Honor Society. After graduating from Auburn
in 1962, Dr. Craddock attended the University of Alabama School of Dentistry in
Birmingham and was a member of the Delta Sigma Delta Professional Dental
Fraternity.
Upon completing dental school, Dr. Craddock served as a Captain in the U.S.
Army at Fort Knox. He then returned to Tallapoosa County to open his dental
office in Alexander City, where he proudly and humbly served his dental patients
for more than 40 years.
Dr. Craddock was a member of First Baptist Church of Alexander City. He loved
Auburn football, ice cream, and spending time with his friends and family at the
lake and on his family farm in Jacksons Gap.
He is survived by his wife Sandra Bonner Craddock of Alexander City, son Patrick
Craddock (Amanda) of Alexander City, son John Craddock (Alison) of
Birmingham, granddaughter Hannah Grace Craddock, and granddaughter Lauren
Elizabeth Craddock.
He was preceded in death by his sister Patricia Craddock Kaufman, father Ralph
Wheeler Craddock, and mother Frances Carr Craddock.
The family will accept flowers or memorial contributions may be made to the First
Baptist Church of Alexander City, Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 East Ohio
Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611, or to the charity of one’s choice.
Memories and condolences may be shared at www.radneyfuneralhome.com.
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