OBIT: George C. CRAWFORD, 1942, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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GEORGE C. CRAWFORD

Of 2516 Fifth avenue died at his residence at 1.10 o'clock yesterday 
afternoon after an extended illness.  He was born in Gaysport Sept. 4, 1862, 
a son of George W. and Jane A. (Clark) Crawford, and was a retired passenger 
engineer of the Pittsburgh division, having retired in 1929 after forty-nine 
years and seven months of service.  During his career as a passenger 
engineer, Mr. Crawford met and was congratulated by many celebrities of the 
country who had boarded his train.  Among these were President Theodore 
Roosevelt, who shook hands with him at the end of a Pittsburgh run, 
congratulating him on his "smooth run."  He also hauled the funeral train of 
President McKinley, from Altoona to Pittsburgh.  Mr. Crawford was a member 
of St. Paul's Lutheran church, of Lodge No. 297, B. of L. E., the Eagles and 
the Moose.  Mr. Crawford was twice married.  His first wife, Mary E. (Coyle) 
Crawford, died in 1908.  Surviving are his wife, Martha Jane (Newton) 
Crawford; two sons and one daughter, Joseph C. Crawford, Michael P. Crawford 
and Mrs. Harvey A. Ross, all of this city; two step-children, Cresson P. 
Saylor and Mrs. Catherine Askey of Altoona, and five grandchildren.  Friends 
are being received at the home.

CRAWFORD - The funeral of George C. Crawford, of 2516 Fifth avenue, will be 
held from the family home with services at 2 o'clock Friday in charge of 
Rev. John L. Barnes.  Interment will follow in Rose Hill cemetery.  Friends 
are being received at the family home.

Altoona Mirror, April 8, 1942