Jennifer Marie Craft’s life began on Nov. 7, 1990, the daughter of Jeff and Dawn Lee in Hastings, MI. She graduated from Lynnville-Sully Class of 2008 in Sully (as shown in photo). Oklahoma Wesleyan is where she completed her history and political science degree. She was also working on her master’s in education also at Oklahoma Wesleyan. She married Shaun Craft on Dec. 9, 2017, in Elmdale, KS. She taught in Marion, KS, as a Title 1 Educator.
Jenny went to be with her Savior on Oct. 15, 2021, from NMC Medical in Newton, KS, after an extended illness.
She loved her family and enjoyed being a mother along with camping, lake life, swimming, gardening, cooking, reading, and naps.
Her loving family includes her husband, Shaun; parents, Jeff and Dawn Lee; children, Colt, Gannon, and Iliana Craft, all of Marion, KS; siblings and their spouses, Ryan (Amanda) Lee of Hillsboro, KS, Amanda (Jason) Murray of Hartford, Catherine (Lucas) Zurcher of Marion, KS; nieces and nephews, Alexandria, Miriam, Jonah and Grace Lee, Landon, Brant, and Gavin Murray, Vance and Ransom Scholten, Eivin, Wesley, and Jackson Zurcher.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, Oct. 29, at 11 a.m. at Sports and Aquatic Center, 100 North Thorp in Marion, KS. Please follow COVID safety guidelines and practice social distancing. Private family inurnment will be in Marion Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Colt Craft’s College Educational Fund at Tampa State Bank, 1100 East Main, Marion, KS 66861 or in care of Yazel-Megli Funeral Home, PO Box 96, Marion, KS 66861. Please sign her online guest book and leave a memory of Jenny at www.ymzfh.com.
