William Mccraw

Mr. William (Bill) Franklin McCraw, age 65, of 231 Oakmont Trail went to be with his Lord on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Veterans Medical Center in Durham, NC after a decline in health.      He was born in Danville on December 8, 1950, a son of the late Willard Earl McCraw and Bernice Hayes McCraw.     Mr. McCraw was a member of Faith Memorial Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.  He was a graduate of Averett University.  Mr. McCraw retired as Vice-President and Branch Manager, Riverside Bank of America after 20 plus years of service.      In 1974 he married Nancy Williams McCraw who survives of the home.  Also surviving are a son, Shannon Bryan McCraw and his wife Jessica of King George, VA and a daughter, Sherri A. Derkach and her husband Scott of Virginia Beach, VA, four grandchildren; Gavin B. McCraw, Jack G. McCraw, Kennedy R. Allen and Chloe S. Allen.  Also surviving are two brothers; Ronnie McCraw and his wife Arlene of Greensboro, NC and Landon E. McCraw and his wife Janice of Carthage, NC.      Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. from Townes Memorial Chapel with the Reverend Seth Lackey officiating.  Interment will follow in Danville Memorial Gardens with military honors being presented by the American Legion Dan River Post #1097 and the United States Marine Corps.      The family will receive friends at Townes Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from 7 to 8:30 P.M. and at other times will be at the residence, 231 Oakmont Trail, Fox Hollow Farms.      Townes Funeral Home and Crematory, 215 West Main Street is serving the McCraw family.