Erselle Crawford

Clarence Erselle ?Tex? Crawford, 76, of Frost passed away Monday, Nov. 27, 2006, in Dallas. Services will be 2 p.m. today at Frost Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris Shirley and the Rev. Dick Moody officiating. Interment will follow at Frost Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Wilson Tatum, Wallace Wilbanks, Jimmy Hooser, Buddy Ballew, Harold Elmore, Don Ballew, Sage German, Walter Bloyed, Eddie Trompler, Billy Hargrove, Kenneth Logan and Joe Parum. Mr. Crawford was born Feb. 1, 1930, in Brushie Prairie. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Aug. 2, 1948. He was honorably discharged Oct. 31, 1968 with a rank of E-8 senior master sergeant. He was in foreign service in Japan, Korea, France, Germany, North Africa and Thailand. He retired at Perrin Air Force Base in Sherman. His last job title was branch chief of 478th Field Maintenance Branch (aircraft). He worked at LTV aircraft maintenance in Greenville, worked for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad from 1973 to 1989 for 17 years and retired from the railroad Nov. 15, 1989. He married Lora Ann Scott on Dec. 24, 1952, and to this union children were born in 1950 through 1960 with one girl and four boys. Other things that were most important in his life was dedicating his life to God in 1945 and rededicating his life to God in 1989. Erselle loved dearly, and was very proud of his daughter and four sons, 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Ruth and Herman Crawford; sisters, Patsy and Estelle; and daughter-in-law, Melissa Hargrove, his granddaughter Natalie?s mother. Erselle is survived by his wife of 54 years Lora Ann Crawford of Frost; brother Leon Crawford and wife Mary of Frost; sister Glynell Smith of Waco; son Tom Hargrove and his daughter Natalie of Frost; daughter Sheila Redden and husband Gary of Plano and their sons Ryan of Plano and his daughter Roslyn, and Jason and wife Alissa of Keller and their sons Cole and Garrett; son David Crawford and wife Debbie of Red Oak and their daughters Angie Daigrepont and husband Eric of Georgia and their sons Bradley and Tyler, and Charlie Ann Crawford of San Antonio and her daughter Kylie Grace; son Danny Crawford and wife Diane of The Woodlands and Danny?s sons Scott and Sean and stepchildren Julie and Scott Lenhart; and son Mark Crawford and wife Janice of Midlothian and their sons Tommy and Travis.

Erselle Crawford

February 1, 1930 - November 27, 2006