Dalton Craig

March 10, 1997 - March 20, 2020

A live stream of Dalton's Mass of Christian Burial may be viewed at: https://youtu.be/sGaIXRezqus Late in the evening on March 20th, 2020, our gentle and kind hearted, son, brother, cousin, uncle and friend, Dalton James Craig was called too early in life to our Heavenly Father. While helping others; which he could so often be found doing. Dalton lost his life in a tragic vehicle accident. Dalton was born on March 10th, 1997 to Heath and Jamie (Carmony) Craig. As the third of four children, Dalton was encompassed in love, which always shined through his huge dimples. His oldest sister, Shelby was so excited when a little brother was introduced to the family for her to share all of the boy things their dad had been teaching her for years. Jessica was the steady companion in most of Dalton’s mischievous adventures, playing Cowboys and Indians for days. His younger brother, Tucker was always along for the ride, all too often sweet-talked into a little more mischief than they both should have been in. Dalton looked up to his dad in more ways than one. Recently he told him he wished he could meet and carry on a conversation with just about anyone in the way his dad can. His mom never showed Dalton anything less than unconditional love, and Dalton always responded in a very similar manner with “I love you Mama, love you Dad”. We will miss that the most. Dalton grew up in Joliet, MT and attended Joliet Elementary School until 2005 when the family moved to Springfield, OR. There he continued learning at Thurston Elementary School until returning to Montana in 2007. Glendive was his home from then until 2018. During that time, he attended the public schools in Dawson County, graduating in the spring of 2015 from Dawson County High School. Playing football throughout high school and wrestling his freshmen and sophomore years were his passions. He continued his education, attending Dawson Community College in Glendive to receive an associate’s degree in Ag-Business in 2017. Throughout high school and college, he worked for CHS Farmers Elevator. In the fall after college he moved to Laurel, keeping construction and contracting work but eventually started his own business, “All Things Wood Custom Enterprise”; later named, “DC Enterprise”. He had slowly developed his craftsmanship to make beautiful custom wood furniture pieces. From there he lived in Columbus and then Nye where he moved to be closer to the job he was due to start with the Stillwater Mining Company on March 23, 2020. This is where he resided until his passing. Throughout his life, you could expect him to always want to go fishing, to be with the people most important to him, and to just be a part of their lives so much that he was truly family to all who knew him. You could half expect him to show up on your doorstep and want to make some food, he would say, “Let’s make some biscuits and gravy”. His true calling was always the mountains. There he found his true peace; a part of him you could say only he knew. He had such dreams as to buy land and build his own cabin for all his family to share and enjoy spending time together. We will sorely miss his infectious smile, his laugh, those hugs, a true determination to do what he set a mind to, and the love that always overflowed. If anything, in his short life he could be remembered as a good man; someone who knew that God was always in control, had a reason for everything, and impacted the lives of everyone around him. Dalton is survived by his parents, Heath and Jamie Craig; sisters, Shelby (Alex) Milne of Edmonds, Wash., and Jessica (Klayton) Tesch of Hospers, Iowa; brother, Tucker Craig (Private First Class Marine); nephews, Zane Milne (godson), and Colten Tesch; niece, Logann Milne; grandmothers, Helen Craig of Joliet, Mont., and Shirley Carmony of Billings, Mont.; along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family. Dalton was preceded in death by his grandfathers, James Carmony and Leonard Craig. Visitation will be held from 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. on Thursday March, 26th, 2020 at Silha Funeral Home in Glendive, Mont. Private Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday March, 27, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glendive, Mont. with Father Francis Schreiber officiating. Private Rite of Committal will be held at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Billings, Mont. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date for everyone to be together and pay their respects for Dalton when it is safe to do so. Memorials may be sent to: Wounded Warriors Project, St. Jude's Children’s Hospital, and National Forest Foundation, or any foundation of your choice. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhomes.com.