award-winning songwriter & author

Craig R. Seaton

A freelance writer, performing musician, and award-winning songwriter, Craig R. Seaton has also helped thousands of families with the often-overwhelming details surrounding funeral, cremation, and burial arrangements.

Coupled with a poignant worldview, Craig’s professional and personal experiences with death give him the ability to communicate words of comfort and wisdom. He engages his readers with thought-provoking stories about life, love and family.

Former lead singer and keyboardist of the 1970s Sarasota, Florida southern rock band, Littlerock, Craig now appears as a guest musician and vocalist at many events. He performs Golden Oldies concerts for senior centers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and senior living communities.

Listen to Craig’s Nashville recording of his original song: The Box (If God Took You Home Tomorrow).

Craig’s writing has been featured in the premier national funeral directors’ magazine, Southern Calls, and the popular e-magazine, Thursday Review. He’s written articles about life and death for his local community newspaper, Clay Today, and blogs for his website, craigseaton.com.

He’s an accomplished public speaker and has been featured on the Investigation Discovery Channel television series, Blood Relatives as a grief professional. Craig was also involved in the filming of Wanted Justice: Johnnie Mae Chappell.

A US Navy veteran, Craig has served as an expert panelist for life-planning symposia. He’s presented seminars on the importance of advance planning one’s own final arrangements, Veterans’ Burial Benefits, and other end of life issues.

Craig lives in Florida with his wife, Tami. He has two adult children: son, Tylor, daughter, Tara—and some of the most beautiful grandchildren you’ve ever laid eyes on.