| Newport News VA.--Henry F. Crawford, formerly of Shelby, NC and Titusville, FL died Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Mr. Crawford was born in Morgan County, Georgia on April 14, 1917. He was 95.
Mr. Crawford began working at an early age on the family farm in Georgia. From there he moved to North Carolina where he spent 15 years working in the textile mills. During World II he served as a staff sergeant in the Army Air Force. He later worked in the aviation and nuclear power industry as a quality inspector. In 1965 he moved his family to Florida where he was employed by McDonnell Douglas working on the Apollo moon missions. He retired in 1981.
He is survived by his son Tom Crawford and daughter, Kaye Greene
both of Shelby; daughter Judy Thomas and her husband Barry of Midlothian, VA; daughter Sandy Weishaar and her husband Jim of Yorktown, VA ; sisters, Kitty Minnix and Christine Smith of Shelby and Janet Isrel of Miami, FL; eight grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 23 at 11:00 a.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home with Dr. Michael Minnix officiating. Interment will follow at Cleveland Memorial Park in Shelby. The family will receive friends at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home in Shelby, Friday, June 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Westview Baptist Church, 500 Melody Lane, Shelby, NC 28152 or First Baptist Church, 303 Main Street, Titusville FL 32796.
Arrangements are in the care of Amory Funeral Home in Virginia and Clay- Barnette Funeral Home in Shelby, NC..
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