Jerry Elvin Crawford

Friday, July 10, 2020

Jerry Elvin Crawford, 85, of Osceola died July 4, 2020, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was a retired American Greeting employee and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Crawford was born Sept. 1, 1934, in Kennett, Mo., to Archie and Lillie Mungle Crawford. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ethel Crawford; four brothers, Gerald, Rick, Bill and Jim Crawford; two sisters, Juanita Hendrix and Betsy Grigsby; and one granddaughter, Jane Ann McAnally.

He is survived by one son, Scott (Darlene) Crawford of Paragould; two daughters, Cheryl (Eldon) McAnally of Cherokee Village and Nancy Brooks of Osceola; four brothers, Tony, Jack and Mick Crawford of Kennett, Mo., and Lannie Crawford of Washington; two sisters, Sandra Niermeyer of St. Cloud, Fla., and Judy Holt of Kennett, Mo.; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Visitation was held Monday, July 6, from 12-1 p.m. with the funeral at 1 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola. Burial was in Mississippi County Memorial Gardens in Osceola with Bro. Gary Andrews officiating. Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola was in charge.