Funeral services for Elizabeth Cranford will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at McClendon Baptist Church. Dr. Kevin Stewart will officiate. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Calhoun. Mrs. Cranford was born on January 16, 1935 in Start, LA and went home to be with her Lord on August 28, 2016. She was a longtime member of McClendon Baptist Church. Mrs. Cranford retired with over 30 years at Ouachita National Bank. She was a devoted and selfless mother and grandmother. After retiring, Mrs. Cranford passion was keeping her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Rudeen Cranford; parents, Hugh John and Rosa Mae Tatum; brothers, John Tatum, Ollie Tatum, Emmitt Tatum, Jim (James) Tatum, Claude Tatum, and Aubrey Tatum; sister, Erma Carins.Mrs. Cranford is survived by her son, Wayne Cranford and wife, Wendy; grandchildren, Ethan Cranford, and Anna Cranford; sister, Ann Mackey; nieces, nephews, other family and friends.Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.