Paul Roger Crafton, 60, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, at Major Hospital.

Born Oct. 17, 1947, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Bernard Junior Crafton and Patricia A. (Gallagher) Leffler. He married Carolyn M. Shelton on Nov. 12, 1966, and she survives.

Other survivors include his daughter, Tammy (husband, Todd) Crenshaw of Morristown; sons, Chris (wife, J.J.) Crafton of Waldron and Bernard (wife, Kathryn) Crafton of Shelbyville; sister, Rose Marie (husband, Jon) Wurtzbaugh; and grandchildren, Janna Carter, Cameron Crenshaw, Kirk Crafton, Zachary Crafton, Shane Mason and Karah Mason.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Michael Crafton.

Mr. Crafton retired from General Motors Allison Division in 1999, after 32 years of service. After retiring, he worked at Williams Industries for four years and then at FLW in Hope.

He served as a Shelbyville reserve police officer from 1977 to 1987.

Mr. Crafton graduated from Waldron High School in 1965.

He was a lifetime member of the Single Action Shooting Society, Big Rock Chapter of Lexington, Ind.; and the National Rifle Association.