Gentry county Missouri, Obituaries: Crystal Irene (Giffin) Hailey Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by: Don Raymond ST. JOSEPH (MO.) NEWS-PRESS; SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2005; B3 Crystal I. Hailey 1917-2005 KING CITY, Mo. - Crystal Irene (Giffin) Hailey, 88, King City, passed away Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005, at a health-care center in King City surrounded by her family. She was born April 18, 1917, on the family farm near Guilford, Mo. Crystal lived most of her life around Guilford and King City. She married LaVern Hailey; and they later divorced. Crystal was a devoted mother, grandmother and caregiver to her mother, father and friends. She worked at the King City Laundromat for Ralph and Wilma Combs before taking care of her mother and father. Crystal loved piecing quilts together, along with knitting and crocheting. She lived life to the fullest, enjoying spending time with her children, grandchildren and family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ervin and Grace (Ellis) Griffin(sic); a daughter, Jeanette Kay Muff on Sept. 14, 1996; and a brother, Ross Griffin(sic). Survivors: a son, Jerry Max Hailey, and wife, Mildred, St. Joseph; a brother, Ervin Dean Giffin, Guilford, Mo.; four sisters, Velma Anderson, Guilford; Georgie Schmitt, St. Joseph; Ermel Holcomb, Overland Park, Kan.; and Darlene Wallace, Livermore, Calif.; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Price, King City; grandchildren, Carol Ferguson, and husband, Robert, King City; Jerry and James Muff, Darlington, Mo.; Lori Jackson, and husband, Chris; Shannon Hailey, and wife, Gail; Becky Hailey, and fiance, Brian McClintick, all of St. Joseph; and Sue Bell Ostroski, Detroit, Mich.; great- grandchildren, Joshua and Samuel Burgess, King City; Jake Muff, Carrollton, Mo.; Chelsey and Ethan Jackson, Kinsey Hailey, and Tyier and Austin Cordonnier, all of St. Joseph; Brittany Bell, Detroit; Alissa and David Bell, Clawson, Mich.; and a great-great-grandchild, Brendan Bell.