Julian O'Day Crider

Julian O'day Crider, 65, of Delaplaine, died Friday, January 23, 2009, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was a lifetime farmer and ordained as an elder at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut Ridge. Julian was the son of the late Frank Crider and Edna Crider. He is survived by his wife, Tonda Crider of Delaplaine; mother, Edna Crider of Delaplaine; son and daughter-in-law, Heath and Angie Crider of Peach Orchard; daughter and son-in-law, Stefanee and Jason Hart of Jonesboro; step-daughters, Amber Smith of Pocahontas and Andrea Smith of Searcy; grandsons, Nate Crider and Bentley Hart; granddaughters, Darian and Abigail Crider and Jaci Shay Hart; step grandsons, Aaron Smith and Mitchell Lee; step granddaughter, Ashleigh Collier; step great-granddaughter, Isabelle Smith. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6-8 at Heath Funeral Home in Paragould. Funeral service will be Monday at 10 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut Ridge. Interment will follow at Greene County Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Paragould. The family requests memorials be sent to the Gideons or the Make-A-Wish Foundation.