Lloyd “Buddy” Dean Cranford Jr., 48, of West Tawakoni went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services celebrating Buddy’s life will be held on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at Ingram Funeral Home in Quinlan with Keith Goodson officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 A.M. until service time.
Buddy was born on October 26, 1967 in El Paso. He is the son of Lloyd Dean Cranford Sr. and Kaye McKeon Lobo-Guerrero. He was raised and graduated school in El Paso. After graduating he entered the construction field and did flooring work for many years. He lived and worked in Wichita Falls, Arlington area before moving to East Tawakoni four years ago. He was preceded in death by his step-father Luis Lobo-Guerrero in 2014 and brother Brian Cranford in 2005. He enjoyed cooking, loved animals and was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. Everyone said he had such a ‘big heart’.
He is loved and will be missed by his partner Schelli Maness; Parents Kaye Lobo-Guerrero and John of West Tawakoni, Lloyd Cranford and wife Debbie of Long Beach, California; sons Robert Nicholas Holguin of El Paso, Derek Marshall Lee Cranford and wife Delila of El Paso; daughters Stephanie Nicole Cranford of Austin; sisters Crystal Maynard and husband Ronnie of Euless, April Cragg and husband Wes of Garland, Melissa Robinson and husband Bryan of Las Vegas, Nevada; sister-in-law Melisa Cranford of San Diego, California; and several nieces and nephews.

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