Obituaries: Hazel Alpha Crawford, 1988, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: May 18, 1988 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Hazel A. Crawford

Services for Miss Hazel Alpha Crawford of Harrisonburg, La., were held Monday,
May 2, at the United Methodist Church in Harrisonburg with burial following at
the Harrisonburg Cemetery.

Miss Crawford, 80, died Saturday, April 30, 1988, in Jefferson Davis Hospital,
Natchez, Miss., after a long illness.

She was the last known surviving member of the well known Catahoula Parish
family of Phillip Benjamin and Martha Turnley Crawford of Harrisonburg.  She
was a sister of the late former Winn Parish County Agent Horace E. Crawford of
Winnfield and over the years a frequent Winnfield visitor.

Miss Crawford was an elementary teacher for 45 years, a 40 year member of
Delta Kappa Gamma Teachers' sorority, and a current member of the La. Retired
Teachers Assn.  She was a charter and 54 year member of the Order of Eastern
Star, a charter and 40 year member of Harrisonburg Women's Club, and a 40 year
member of the Fort Beauregard Homemakers Club.  She was a dedicated and
faithful member of the United Methodist Church of Harrisonburg.

Survivors include a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.

Local Winnfield survivors include her nephew, Charles Edward Crawford, his
wife Linda and daughters Carolee and Polly; her sister in law, Mrs. H. E.
(Corrine Mixon) Crawford, and her cousin, Mrs. J. O. (Maude Turnley) Anders. 
She is also survived by her niece and great nephew, Mrs. Beth Crawford
Swanson and Mark Swanson, of Morgan City, La.