Funeral service for Jane Elizabeth Craley will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 19, 2024 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com

Jane Elizabeth (Ryder) Craley died Thursday, August 15, 2024 in Duncan, Oklahoma at the age of 94.  She was born October 10, 1929 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania to Howard L. and Minnie E. (Myers) Ryder.  She lived in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, graduating high school in 1948.  She later graduated from Thompson Business Technical College in York, Pennsylvania in 1951.

Jane married Richard A. Craley on August 26, 1951 in Greencastle.  He preceded her in death on September 23, 1981.  Together they had two children, Maureen Jacqueline and Richard A. Craley, II.

Mrs. Craley retired from Civil Service, Accounting Department at Fort Sill, Oklahoma with over 28 years' service.  Following her retirement, she enjoyed bus tours through the Center for Creative Living and playing duplicate bridge at the center. When her children were young, she helped with their activities serving with Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and working the little league concessions.

She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and received 30 hours in Theology from Newman College in Kansas through the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.  She had taught religious education for many years and had been active in the St. Vincent DePaul Society.

She was also a member of NARFE, having held various offices and was also a member of the Southwest Genealogy Society of Lawton.

She is survived by her son, Richard A. Craley, II; granddaughter, Tabitha and her husband Jon Waid; great grandchildren, Corbin and Bennett Waid; brother, Bill Ryder and wife Cecilia; and her sister-in-law, Connie Ryder.

Her husband, her daughter, a granddaughter, Stephanie Maureen Craley, and two brothers, Wilbur L. and Max E. Ryder, preceded her in death.