Lester Rhone Crawford

1904 - 1988  (83 years)

• Name	Lester Rhone Crawford
  Born	8 Nov 1904	Caro, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Mar 1988	Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	14 Mar 1988	Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I1556	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2019

  
  

  Family	Agnes Lee Houston,   b. 20 Nov 1901, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 19 Aug 1979, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	30 Jul 1927	Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. Dolores Gayle Crawford,   b. 2 Sep 1928, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 2017, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 88 years) + 2. Lena Vance Crawford,   b. 9 Sep 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 2002, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 70 years) + 3. Carl Lester Crawford,   b. 21 Jan 1933, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 9 Aug 2010, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2022
  Family ID	F594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Nov 1904 - Caro, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA Married - 30 Jul 1927 - Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 12 Mar 1988 - Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 14 Mar 1988 - Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Lester Rhone Crawford and Agnes Lee Houston Crawford
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  Documents		Obituary of Lester Rhone Crawford Published in The Shreveport Times on March 14, 1988
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Lester Rhone Crawford Name: Lester Rhone Crawford Gender: Male Race: White Age: 35 Birth Date: 1905 Birth Place: Cairo, Texas Residence Place: Sarepta, Webster, Louisiana, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Sarepta, Webster, Louisiana, USA Employer: Southern Kraft Corp. Weight: 165 lbs. Complexion: Light Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Blonde Height: 6' 1" Next of Kin: Agnes Houston Crawford

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Lester Rhone Crawford and Agnes Lee Houston Crawford Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: 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)