William H. “Bill” Crain, Jr., 87, of Beaumont, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at Christus Hospital-St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. He was born on February 23, 1928, to Iva Myrtie Lee and William H. Crain, Sr., in Galveston. Bill was a United States Army veteran having served in World War II and was a maintenance coordinator for Mobil Chemical.  

Survivors include his wife, Ednalie Crain; children, Dub Crain and his wife, Gail; Charles Crain and his wife, Pam, and Steve Crain and his wife, Debbie, all of Nederland; Mark Crain and his fiancée, Kim, of Arvada, Colorado; Denise Harvick and her husband, David, of Cheek; Kathleen Kingston and her husband, Keith, of Mesa, Arizona; Troy Crain and his wife, Cindy, of Nederland; Claudia Thomas and her husband, Craig, of Beaumont; D’Lana Erickson and her husband, Chris, of Kingwood; and Jolanda Huff and her husband, Tracy, of Beaumont; grandchildren, Billy Crain and his wife, Amanda; Chris Crain and his wife, Amy; Mathew Crain; Meagan Gimber and her husband, Daniel; David Ron Sheffield and his wife, Shelly; Charlotte Junot and her husband, Jacob; Shelley Crain; Kimberly Nelson and her husband, Josh; Clarisa Grammer and her husband, Jeromie; Vanessa Lane and Clint Welch; Michelle Crain; Ashley Lee; Deanna Harvick and Mikey Naquin; Derek Harvick and his wife, Bekah; Gene Kingston and his wife, Heather; Craig Kingston; Kyle Kingston; Kayla Crain; Shana Ferguson; Michael Deemy; Sarina Thomas; Lauren Erickson and her fiancé, Ken Call; Kristen Erickson; Taryn Huff; and Raylie Huff; eighteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and siblings, Chick Crain and his wife, Carol, of Flint and Sue Ramirez of Beaumont.

He is preceded in death by his parents; one son, Greg Crain; and one sister, Dorothy Johnson.

A gathering of Mr. Crain’s family and friends will be from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1:00 p.m., at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 245 West Highway 90, China, with interment to follow at Abshier Cemetery, Devers.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, Virginia 22312; Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32256; or the Abshier Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 232, Hankamer, Texas 77560.