Mr. John 'Jake' Crawford Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral services for Mr. John 'Jake' Crawford, 86, of Henderson, will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2017, in the chapel of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Rev. Kevin Basham officiating. Interment will follow at Rusk County Memorial Gardens under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1 pm until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. Crawford passed from this life on January 9, 2017, at ETMC Henderson. He was born February 10, 1930, in Grapevine to the late Casey and Beulah Crawford. Mr. Crawford proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean conflict and later became an electrical supply salesperson for Marlin Electrical Supply and retired from CED. He was an avid outdoorsman and member of the Piney Woods Model A Club. He was loved by all who knew him and will be missed by all. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: wife of 60 years, Bobbie Gene Crawford; brothers and two sisters. Survivors include: sons, Tommy Crawford and wife Donna of Henderson, and Scott Crawford and wife Angela of Bay City; daughter, Lisa Hert of Phoenix, AZ; grandchildren, Casey Smale, Chase Crawford, Lindsey Vance, Jeffrey Crawford, Morgan Norris, and Conner Norris; great-grandchildren, Chandler Crawford, Carter Whitlock, Carlee Smale, Kieran Crawford, and one on the way. Pallbearers will be Ray Smale, Jeff Crawford, Chase Crawford, Conner Norris, Zeb Vance, and Jimmy Conatser. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mr. John 'Jake' Crawford

February 10, 1930 - January 9, 2017