Elizabeth Pressler McCraw, 87, Clarksville, died Friday, May 30, 2008, at Gateway Medical Center. The funeral will be held at 10:00am Monday at Neal-Tarpley Funeral Chapel with Dr. Roger D. Freeman and Rev. Ed Manners officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1pm till 5pm Sunday and from 9am till the hour of service Monday at the funeral home. Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born August 8, 1920 daughter of Herman D. Pressler and Emma Jean Giles Pressler. She was the widow of Bill
McCraw. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and her brother Howard D. Pressler. She was a member of Kirkwood Baptist Church. She was active in Business and Civic affairs. She was employed by Bank of America in Clarksville for 31 years retiring as Vice President of the Bank. She was a member of Clarksville Business & Professional Womens Club, Chamber of Commerce, American Red Cross, Local Cancer Society Board, Home Health/Hospice Board of Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Charter member of the Alliance Group of the Montgomery County Nursing Home, March of Dimes, United Way, Montgomery County Farm Bureau and Kirkwood Home Demonstration Club. She was President of the Middle Tennessee Charpter of the National Association of Bank Women.
She is survived by daughter, Mary Emma Welch (Robert) Clarksville, son Billy H. McCraw (Teresa) Clarksville, granddaughters, Suzanne W. Langford (Bob), Gaye W. Pitts(Chris), Cindy M. Vickory (Erik) Nashville, Patricia M. Pipkin (David) Medina, TN, Chloe McCraw and grandson, Logan McCraw, Sister, Margaret Pressler Carpenter and nine great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Bob Langford, Robert W. Langford, Logan McCraw, Chris Pitts, David, Pipkin and Erik Vickroy.
Honorary pallbearers will be Don Dority, Gray Ethridge, Joe W. Giles, Joe D. McCraw, Clarence Moore, Joe Moore, Ronnie Nicholson, John T. Pressler, Tom Pressler, Don Priest and Dr. Gary Priest. Memorial may be made to Kirkwood Baptist Church, 3400 Kirkwood Rd. Clarksville,Tn 37043.
Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home 1510 Madison Street Clarksville,TN.37040 931-645-6488.
Online condolences can be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.