Robert Colson Cratty, Sr.

Robert Colson Cratty, Sr., 90, of Statesboro, passed away March 11, 2026 at his home.

A native of North Carolina, he served his country as a U.S. Air Force veteran before retiring from the C.S.X. Railroad after a long career. Robert was an avid outdoorsman who loved nature, an excellent marksman with a deep appreciation for firearms, and a lifelong tinkerer who built and studied technology. He found great joy in listening to classical music and was a longtime member of Effingham Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Andrew Cratty and Sarah Delorease Colson Cratty, and by his daughter, Beverley Irene McCraw.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Wanda Hubbard Cratty; his children, James Keith Cratty (Lisa), Roberta Dee Anderson (Guy), Robert Colson Cratty, Jr. (Lora), Kimberly Renee Duke (Michael), Patricia Cratty Studier, Andrea Brooke Cratty Murphy (John-Patrick), and David Matthew Cratty; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; his brothers, Joseph Cratty (Linda) and William Cratty; and many nieces and nephews.