Preston Crnkovic

Male 1931 - 2010  (78 years)


Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Preston Crnkovic 
    Nickname Babe 
    Born 14 May 1931  Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Feb 2010  Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 10 Feb 2010  Memorial Park Cemetery - Bastrop, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1180  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2020 

    Father Angel Gabriel Crnkovic,   b. 24 Mar 1902, Stari Laz, Primorje-Gorski, Croatia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1995, Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Mary Frances Gunter,   b. 2 Jan 1909, Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1983, Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1926  Chicot County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family C.F. Trichell 
    Children 
     1. G.L. Crnkovic
    +2. S.R. Crnkovic
    +3. V.R. Crnkovic
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 May 1931 - Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Feb 2010 - Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 10 Feb 2010 - Memorial Park Cemetery - Bastrop, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Preston Crnkovic
    Preston Crnkovic
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Preston Crnkovic
    Preston Crnkovic

    Headstones
    Headstone of Preston 'Babe' Crnkovic
    Headstone of Preston "Babe" Crnkovic
    Memorial Park Cemetery - Bastrop, Louisiana, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Funeral services for Mr. Preston Crnkovic will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at the Chapel of Cox Funeral Home of Bastrop with the Rev. Phillip McCready officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, February 9 at the funeral home.

      Preston Crnkovic was born May 14, 1931 in West Carroll Parish to the union of the late Angel Crnkovic and Fannie Gunter Crnkovic. He died Sunday, February 7, 2010 surrounded by his family at his home in Bastrop.

      Preston was a unique person in many ways, very practical, with a dry sense of humor. God had blessed him with many talents along with the knowledge and skillfulness to use them during his lifetime. He was talented in farming, carpentry, welding, electrical, and plumbing. He was mechanically inclined to fix many things. He always tried to be organized before starting a project. His motto was "Count the cost before you start and do it right to start with. Make it low maintenance."

      Some friends would call him a "perfectionist" but he was always neat in his job performance. A loyal company man, Preston retired from Louisiana Gas with over 30 years of service. He excelled in his job and was promoted to construction superintendent for the North East district. He believed in treating his co-workers with dignity and respect.

      Preston was also an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. During his military service he made over 20 successful jumps.

      He loved his family, especially his wife of nearly 59 years, Fay and his two special granddaughters, Hannah Mardis and Amelia Crnkovic. They were the spice of his life and an enjoyment on their summer vacations together. He was an avid fisherman and he hosted many a good fish fry for family and friends. He also provided many others with an abundance of white perch. Preston was always eager and willing to help his neighbors and friends. He was a good provider for his family and he will be missed by many.

      Mr. Crnkovic was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Bill, Keith, and Robert Crnkovic; and a sister, Doris Crnkovic.

      Preston is survived by his wife of 59 years, Fay Trichell Crnkovic of Bastrop; three children, Gary Crnkovic of Bastrop, Vicki Crnkovic Mardis and her husband Ted of Tulsa, Okla., Scott Crnkovic and his wife Kim of Bastrop; two granddaughters, Hannah Mardis of Baton Rouge and Amelia Crnkovic of Bastrop; step-grandson, Jonathan Moreland of Bastrop; sister, Jane Acreman of Oak Grove; and numerous nieces and nephews.

      Serving as pallbearers will be Ted Mardis, Randy Gunter, Robert Craft, Jerry Crnkovic, Quenton Burchfield, and George Book. Honorary pallbearers are Jerry Freeland and Royal Kempier.

      (Published in The Bastrop Daily Enterprise from February 8 to February 12, 2010)