Obit for CRAWFORD, Nick N. (b.1934 d.2004), St. Louis Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Ely Echo [www.elyecho.com] Submitted: December 2004 ========================================================================= Nick N. Crawford Sr., 70, dies Nick N. Crawford Sr., 70, Ridgeland, Mississippi, formerly of Ely, retired general contractor/business owner, born March 25,1934 to Elmer and Lucy Crawford of Lennox, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 15, 2004 surrounded by his family at Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, MS. Former owner of Superior Forest Resort, Crawford and Sons Construction and Crawford Bus Lines in Ely. Nick, a naval veteran of the Korean war serving aboard the USS Wasp from 1952 to 1956, and his family moved to the Brookhaven/Jackson, MS area in 1980 from Ely. He has the remaining members of his family waiting to join him in glory. His wife of 47 1/2 years Claudette, his sons and daughters-in-law James (Jim '76) and Kathie Crawford of Brookhaven, Edward (Ed '77) and Debi Crawford of Boaz, AL, Nickie (Nick Jr) and Rhonda Crawford of Ridgeland and Claude (Rusty) and Missy Crawford of Mendenhall. One older sister Mary Hopkins of Hobart, IN; one younger brother Louis F. Crawford of Crete, IL and one younger sister Sharon Kawohl of Hobart, IN. Grandchildren Chris and James Crawford Huffman, Thomas, Brandon, Claudia, Terri-Lynn, Justin, Bethany, Ian, and Delaney Crawford, Travis Olson; two great grandchildren, Christian and Jaylen and a host of nieces and nephews that loved him dearly. Proceeding him in glory are his parents and one older sister Ruth Koch. Funeral service were held at Southside Assembly of God in Jackson on Wednesday, November 17, 2004. Burial at Jessamine Cemetery in Ridgeland.