Mary Crafton

November 4, 1945 - August 29, 2020

Mary Crafton, 74, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri passed away, Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Heartland Care and Rehab. She was born November 4, 1945 in Clarksdale, Mississippi to the late Wade and Inez Ewing. Mary was owner of Hakuna Matata Daycare in Cape Girardeau and a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Crafton; seven children, Dwayne (Latishia) Ewing of Belleville, IL, Bryant Gant of Cape Girardeau, MO, Henry (Vanessa) Gant of Saint Louis, MO, Michelle (Mark) Hughes of McKinney, TX, Sabrena (Fred) Ssewamala of Saint Louis, MO, Julius Gant of Cape Girardeau, MO and Derek Gant of Cape Girardeau; two brothers, Wade Ewing, Jr., Roger Ewing; two sisters, Barbara Seward and Mary Ann Mercer; a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Joe Ewing and a sister, Dorris Ewing. A celebration of life will take place at a later date.