Ed Craig, veteran News Anchor for Channel 13 Eyewitness News, passed away in Bartlett at the home of his daughter on Monday morning, January 28, 2013, at the age of 80 after suffering complications from COPD. As an only child, Ed was born and raised in Memphis, TN, grew up singing and serving at Bellevue Baptist Church, served in the Korean war while in the United States Air Force where he began a long career in radio and television news. In 1957, while working as a DJ and newsman at WDLP Radio, Ed married Bonnie, the love of his life, who passed away in 2005 after a battle with breast cancer. Ed and Bonnie celebrated almost 50 years of marriage together. |