James Eugene Crenshaw

1925 - 2007  (81 years)

• Name	James Eugene Crenshaw
  Nickname	Gene
  Born	3 Jun 1925	Gorman, Eastland County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Feb 2007	Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
  Buried	27 Feb 2007	Salem Cemetery - Alba, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I10777	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Leslie Felix Crenshaw,   b. 17 Jan 1900, Holland, Bell County, Texas, USA ,   d. 17 Jul 1928, Gorman, Eastland County, Texas, USA  (Age 28 years)
  Mother	Floy Fidelia Ford,   b. 30 Mar 1900, Anson, Jones County, Texas, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 2005, Alba, Rains County, Texas, USA  (Age 105 years)
  Married	15 May 1918
  Family ID	F4785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Loreta Lavee Griffith,   b. 26 Aug 1928, De Leon, Comanche County, Texas, USA ,   d. 24 Feb 2020, Plano, Collin County, Texas, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Married	30 Aug 1946
  Children	+ 1. James Felix Crenshaw,   b. 15 Oct 1947, De Leon, Comanche County, Texas, USA ,   d. 14 Nov 2018, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA  (Age 71 years) + 2. S.D. Crenshaw
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2021
  Family ID	F4832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Jun 1925 - Gorman, Eastland County, Texas, USA Died - 23 Feb 2007 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA Buried - 27 Feb 2007 - Salem Cemetery - Alba, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Obituary of James Eugene "Gene" Crenshaw Published in The Tyler Courier Times on February 25, 2007

  
  

  Documents

  U.S. World War II Draft Card - James Eugene Crenshaw Name: James Eugene Crenshaw Gender: Male Race: White Age: 20 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 3 Jun 1925 Birth Place: Gorman, Texas, USA Residence Place: Gorman, Eastland, Texas, USA Registration Date: 26 Nov 1945 Registration Place: Gorman, Eastland, Texas, USA Employer: Working on the Farm for Mrs. Marshall, Mother Height: 6' Weight: 155 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Blue Next of Kin: Mrs. Floy Marshall

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of James Eugene "Gene" Crenshaw and Loreta Lavee "Reta" Criffith Crenshaw Salem Cemetery - Alba, Texas, USA
  		Footstone of James Eugene "Gene" Crenshaw Salem Cemetery - Alba, Texas, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: ALBA - Services for James Eugene "Gene" Crenshaw, 81, Alba, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home chapel, Alba, with Frank Summers officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. Mr. Crenshaw died Feb. 23, 2007, at a Tyler hospice. He was born June 3, 1925, in Eastland County to the late Felix and Floy Ford Crenshaw. He grew up in Gorman, and served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He lived in Jal, N.M., where he retired as a material manager from El Paso Natural Gas Co. prior to moving to Alba in 1984. He was a member of Alba Church of Christ, and was preceded in death by sister, Jocelle Underwood, and brother, Herbert Crenshaw. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Reta Griffith Crenshaw, Alba; son, James F. Crenshaw, Lindale; daughter, Sheila Frank, Plano; sister, Patricia Herrington, Sulphur Springs; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. To view online, go to tylerpaper.com and clock on obituaries. (Published in The Tyler Courier Times on February 25, 2007)