Carl Lester Crawford

1933 - 2010  (77 years)

• Name	Carl Lester Crawford
  Born	21 Jan 1933	Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Aug 2010	Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA
  Buried	11 Aug 2010	Tucumcari Memorial Park - Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA
  Person ID	I1559	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Lester Rhone Crawford,   b. 8 Nov 1904, Caro, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1988, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ann Moon,   b. 29 Aug 1935, Forrest, Quay County, New Mexico, USA ,   d. 23 Feb 2018, Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1954	Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, USA
  Children	+ 1. J.G. Crawford + 2. D.K. Crawford + 3. B.S. Crawford
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Jan 1933 - Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 10 Jun 1954 - Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, USA Died - 9 Aug 2010 - Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA Buried - 11 Aug 2010 - Tucumcari Memorial Park - Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Carl Lester Crawford Obituary picture
  		Dolores Crawford Gibbs and Carl Lester Crawford

  
  

  Documents

  Marriage Announcement of Carl Lester Crawford and Margaret Ann Moon Published in The Clovis News-Journal on June 16, 1954

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Carl Lester Crawford and Margaret Ann Moon Crawford Tucumcari Memorial Park - Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA
  		Footstone of Carl Lester Crawford Tucumcari Memorial Park - Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA

  
  

• Notes

  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)