Roper Funeral Home and Crematory 206 Holly St Jasper, GA 30143 (706) 253-7500 (706) 253-0040 www.roperfuneralhome.com William Scott Craig, age 79 of Ball Ground, Georgia passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at home. Bill was born on September 27, 1946 in Edenton, NC to Robert Jenkins Craig Sr and Carolyn Morgan Craig. Bill was a graduate from John A. Holmes High School. Bill then went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps from June 22, 1965 until April 18, 1969, serving in Vietnam from July 1966 until August 1967. He was a Sergeant, 2nd Battalion,26th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. He joined the Atlanta Police Department in November 1971 and in 1975 he left and joined Fulton County in 1975 and retired on March 5, 1996. After Atlanta, Bill joined Forsyth County Sheriffs Office from 1998 until 2000. After the Sheriff's Office, Bill formed a Private Detective Agency in October 2001, the CCIPI. Bill was very active in the community and served as Commandant with the Skip Wells Detachment of the Marine Corps League and served the MCL Detachment 1280 until his death. He was a very dedicated Marine all of his life. Survivors include: Wife, Susan Craig of Ball Ground; son, William Scott Craig II of Flowery Branch; son and daughter-in-law, Kenny and Alicia Hughes of Ball Ground; daughter and son-in-law, Lyric and Eric Schwadron of McDonough; grandchildren, Brady Schwadron (Ashlynn), Clara Schwadron, Savannah Hughes, Daniel Seth Schwadron, and Reagan Hughes; nephew, Mike and Karen Craig of Canton; sister-in-law, Kathy Cowan of Ball Ground; cousins, DeAnne and Mike Warren, Linda and Ricky Letchworth, and Bruce and Vicki Morgan; close friends Kent and Susy Shelton; and many friends and other family also survive. Bill was preceded in death by his grandmother, Guhlia Morgan, parents Robert and Carolyn Craig, and brothers Bobby Craig, Carol "Charlie" Craig, and Frankie Craig. Services will be held Friday, May 29, 2026 at 2:00pm with Gerald Faulkner and Kent Shelton officiating. The interment will be on Friday, June 5, 2026 at 10:30am at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. The family will be receiving friends at Roper Funeral Home on Thursday, May 28, 2026 from 5:00pm until 8:00pm and on Friday from 11:00am until the funeral hour. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marine Corps League Detachment #1280 or NCMEC at www.missingkids.org. Arrangements are entrusted to the Staff of Roper Funeral Home and Crematory.