Obituaries

Funeral Service for Amber Dawn Craghead (Taylor), 42, of Vian, Oklahoma will be at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Agent Mallory Martin Chapel in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at McCoy Ford Cemetery in Sallisaw, Oklahoma under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc.

She was born on June 21, 1980 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma to Gloria Irene (Eppler) Cross and David Lynn Taylor and passed away on February 1, 2023 in Rogers, Arkansas. She was married to Barry Eugene Craghead on April 15, 2001 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

Survivors are husband, Barry of the home; children, Hunter and Christina Craghead and Tyler and Rosie Craghead; three grandchildren, Payton Choate, Kentlee Craghead and Hank Choate; mother and step-father, Gloria Cross and Doug of Sallisaw, OK; father, David Taylor of Iowa; two sisters, Morgan Taylor of Rapid City, S.D. and Renee Cross of Sallisaw, OK; three brothers, David Taylor, Jr., Phillip Watts and Christopher Cross, all of Sallisaw, OK; grandparents, Ted and Irene Eppler of Sallisaw, OK and Carline Taylor of Sallisaw, OK; nieces and nephew, Brianna Taylor, Christian Taylor, Marleigh Smith, Bailey Smith, Zack Cross, Jacob Lott, Millie Lott, Heather Bean, Montana Carper and Paisley Craghead; father-in-law, Leonard Craghead and Marie of Vian, OK; mother-in-law, Rose Jones of Vian, OK; and several other family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Bill Taylor; and great-grandparents, Jim Cannon and Rosie Bell Newton and Bill and Delia Eppler.

Active Pallbearers will be Rayne Cloud, Gray Cloud, Curtis Eppler, Clifford Eppler, C.J. Eppler, James Thornton, David Taylor, Jr. and Strates Craghead.

Viewing will be 2 – 8 PM Sunday and 10 AM – 8 PM Monday at Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Home in Sallisaw, OK.