K.E. married B.S. Crawford [Group Sheet]

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Obituary:

Carl Lester Crawford, 77, of Amarillo died on Monday, August 9, 2010. Services will be at held at 10:30 A.M. (CST) on Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at Coulter Rd. Baptist Church with Chris Robeson, officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 P.M. (MST) at the Tucumcari Cemetery in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.

Carl was born on January, 21, 1933, in Cotton Valley, Louisiana to Lester and Agnes Crawford. He served in the U.S. Navy and married Margaret Moon on June 10, 1954, in Tucumcari, New Mexico. He was a long time resident of Quay County, where he and Margaret farmed in the Forrest community. He was a devoted Christian who was always active in the Baptist church. He was an Ordained Deacon and member of the Gideon's ministry. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tucumcari and Coulter Rd. Baptist Church of Amarillo.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Crawford of the home; a son, Jerry Crawford and wife, Cindy of Amarillo; two daughters, Deborah Gillespie and husband, Phil of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and Brenda Davidson and husband, Kyle of Mansfield, Texas; a sister, Dolores Gibbs of Sarepta, Lousiana; six grandchildren, Kayla Bradley, Jon Stevens, Catherine Crawford, Josiah Crawford, Robert Davidson, and Chris Davidson; three great grandchildren, Aiden Stevens, Elizabeth Bradley, and Rosaleigh Bradley.

The family would like to give a special thanks to friends and family for their support during his illness.

(Published in The Clovis News-Journal and the Portales News-Tribune on August 10, 2010)



Crawford 50th Wedding Anniversary

Carl and Margaret Crawford of Amarillo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception Saturday, June 5, at First Baptist Church in Tucumcari, N.M.

Hosts for the event were the children of the couple and their spouses, along with the grandchildren of the couple.

Crawford married the former Margaret Moon on June 10, 1954, at First Baptist Church in Tucumcari. The couple previously resided in Tucumcari and McAlister, N.M. They have lived in Amarillo for 25 years.

Crawford is retired from farming. Mrs. Crawford is retired from Amarillo Street Center. The couple belong to First Baptist Church in Tucumcari.

Children of the couple and their spouses are Jerry and Cindy Crawford of Acworth, Ga., Debbie and Phil Gillespie of Levelland and Brenda and Kyle Davidson of Arlington.

The couple have six grandchildren: Jon and Kayla Stevens, Chris and Robert Davidson and Catherine and Joshia Crawford.

(Published in the Amarillo Globe-News on June 6, 2004)

Carl married Margaret Ann Moon 10 Jun 1954, Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, USA. Margaret was born 29 Aug 1935, Forrest, Quay County, New Mexico, USA; died 23 Feb 2018, Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, USA; was buried 3 Mar 2018, Tucumcari Memorial Park - Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Crawford 50th Wedding Anniversary

Carl and Margaret Crawford of Amarillo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception Saturday, June 5, at First Baptist Church in Tucumcari, N.M.

Hosts for the event were the children of the couple and their spouses, along with the grandchildren of the couple.

Crawford married the former Margaret Moon on June 10, 1954, at First Baptist Church in Tucumcari. The couple previously resided in Tucumcari and McAlister, N.M. They have lived in Amarillo for 25 years.

Crawford is retired from farming. Mrs. Crawford is retired from Amarillo Street Center. The couple belong to First Baptist Church in Tucumcari.

Children of the couple and their spouses are Jerry and Cindy Crawford of Acworth, Ga., Debbie and Phil Gillespie of Levelland and Brenda and Kyle Davidson of Arlington.

The couple have six grandchildren: Jon and Kayla Stevens, Chris and Robert Davidson and Catherine and Joshia Crawford.

(Published in the Amarillo Globe-News on June 6, 2004)

Obituary:

Margaret Ann Crawford, age 82, died on Friday, February 23, 2018. From her birth in Forrest, New Mexico, on August 29, 1935, to her death, she nourished people around her with love, faith, and support. She was raised on a farm near Forrest, New Mexico and was the youngest of five children.

After graduating from high school, she married the love of her life, Carl on June 10, 1954, in Tucumcari, New Mexico. They began their life together in Sarepta, Louisiana and Taylor, Arkansas. After four years, Carl and Margaret returned to Tucumcari to farm and ranch. They established their family home in 1974 at the place Margaret was born. In 1978, they set up a second home in Amarillo, Texas. Margaret went to work at a department store to help support the children with college. From 1988 to 1995, both Margaret and Carl were employed by Amarillo State Center to manage group homes for mentally challenged adults.

Left to honor Margaret and remember her love are Margaret's three children, Jerry Crawford of Amarillo, Texas, Deborah (Phil) Gillespie of Levelland, Texas, and Brenda (Kyle) Davidson of Mansfield, Texas; six grandchildren, Kayla (Chris) Bradley, Jon (Aimee)Stevens, Catherine Crawford, Josiah (Karis) Crawford, Robert Davidson, and Christopher Davidson; five great-grandchildren: Elizabeth, Rosaleigh, Robert, Aiden, and Mason; and many nieces and nephews.

Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Carl, her parents Clyde and Bessie Moon, daughter-in-law Cindy Crawford, and siblings Willard, Cecil, Leo, and Lucille.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 3rd at 10:00 am at First Baptist Church of Tucumcari. Burial will follow at Tucumcari Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Arrangements are entrusted to Dunn Funeral Home of Tucumcari, NM.

(Published in the Clovis News Journal and Quay County Sun on February 28, 2018)

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SAREPTA, LA - Services for Mr. Lester R. Crawford, 83, of Sarepta will be held at 2 p.m. Monday March 14, at the New Sarepta Baptist Church where he was a member. Dr. Richard May will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Kenneth Everett. Burial will be in Old Sarepta Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary of Springhill.

Mr. Crawford died Saturday March 12, 1988, in Springhill after a long illness. A native of Karo, Texas, he had been a resident of Sarepta for the past 60 years. He was a retired employee of International Paper Co. with 29 years of service. He was a Veteran having served in the U.S. Army.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Agnes Houston Crawford on August 19, 1979.

He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Dolores and John Gibbs, Lena and Bob Patterson, all of Sarepta; one son and daughter-in-law, Carl and Margaret Crawford of McAlister, N. Mex.; eight grandchildren, Donna Pine of Bossier City, David Burroughs of Haughton, La., Jerry Crawford and Debbie Stevens, both of Amarillo, Texas, Brenda Davidson of Arlington, Texas, Deborah Butterworth of Los Angeles, Calif., Joyce Wiggins of Sibley, La., Mae Hunter of Minden, La.; fourteen great-grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers: Dorman Chamblee, Charles Staten, E.L. Edwards, Wiley Corley, George Mullins, Robert Green.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on March 14, 1988)

Lester married Agnes Lee Houston 30 Jul 1927, Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA. Agnes (daughter of John Thomas Houston, M.D. and Hattie Jane Hollis) was born 20 Nov 1901, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 19 Aug 1979, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 21 Aug 1979, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Funeral services for Agnes Lee Crawford, 77, of Sarepta will be held at 4 p.m. today at the New Sarepta Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard May and Rev. Don Woodard officiating. Burial will be in the Old Sarepta Cemetery under direction of Bailey Mortuary of Springhill.

Mrs. Crawford died Sunday night at Highland Memorial Hospital in Shreveport following a short illness.

She was a life-long resident of the Sarepta area and a member of New Sarepta Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, L.R. Crawford of Sarepta; two daughters, Mrs. Dolores Gibbs of Sarepta and Mrs. Lena Patterson of Minden; one son, Carl Crawford of Amarillo, Texas; one sister, Evelyn Keane of Sarepta, three brothers, Hollis Houston, E.L. Houston, both of Sarepta, and Charles Houston of Amarillo; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Eddie Keane, John Keane, Rodger Mitchell, David Mitchell, Max Covnet and David Covnet.

(Published in The Minden Press Herald on August 21, 1979)