Jean Frances Craddock

Jean Frances Craddock, 82, of Safety Harbor, FL, passed away on April 2, 2014. Jean moved to Palm Harbor, FL, in 2004 from Covington, LA, after retiring from a career as a social worker for the state of Louisiana in child services in 1999. She had also worked as a realtor in North Carolina and once owned a Christmas tree farm in Mississippi. She earned a Masters Degree at LSU. She enjoyed horse racing, card games, slot machines, sailing, and being with friends and family. Jean was a devout Catholic and had been a parishioner and volunteer at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Palm Harbor, FL. Jean is pre-deceased by her two sisters, Eva Claire Marcantel and Sister Claire Eileen Craddock; a brother, Samuel Harris Craddock, Jr.; and parents Samuel, Sr. and Claire Craddock. Survived by her niece, Cherie Gaynor of Clearwater, FL; nephews, David (Virginia) Benada of Lake Charles, LA, and Dan (Joy) Marcantel of Winston Salem, NC; and loving nieces, nephews, and friends. A memorial mass will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Keith Pellerin will officiate. A gathering of family and friends will begin in the church on Thursday at 1:00 PM until the start of the service. Burial of cremated remains will take place in Graceland Cemetery following mass.