Charles William Crawford (1933 - 2019)

Born 27 Jan 1933 in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 19 May 2019 at age 86 in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Charles William 'Bill' Crawford

Crawford]], He was born January 27, 1934 and is the son of James Crawford and Phoebe Crum. Bill grew up in Uniontown, Pennsylvania^[1] along with six half-siblings; Howard, Crawford, Sarah Genevieve 'Sally' Crawford, Richard E Crawford, James Robert Crawford, Jean B Crawford, Vivian W Crawford, two siblings; Ronald E Crawford and Sandra 'Sandy' Crawford.

Bill married Esta Joanne Williams and they made their home in McKeesport, Pennsylvania and then in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.^[2][3] Together they raised these two children; April Joy Crawford and Jeffrey William 'Jeff' Crawford. Bill retired from the US Postal Service as a Letter Carrier. Bill died May 19, 2019 and is buried in Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Uniontown, Pennsylvania.^[4][5]

Obituary

Charles William Crawford, age 86, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, died peacefully, Sunday, May 19, 2019. He was born January 27, 1933 in Uniontown, the son of James William Crawford and Phoebe Crum Crawford.

In addition to his parents, Bill was also preceded in death by three brothers, Ronald Crawford, Dick Crawford and Robert Crawford; three sisters, Sally Mahoney, Vivian Thomas and Jean Crawford.

Bill was a graduate of Uniontown High School with the class of 1950. He enlisted in the US Army during the Korean War then worked as a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service for thirty-eight years before his retirement and was affectionately known as Charlie. He belonged to Grace Brethren Church, National Association of Letter Carriers Local #520 (past president and a 50-year member), a charter member of the Fayette Federal Credit Union. Bill enjoyed woodworking, camping, coaching basketball and little league softball.

Left to cherish Bill’s memory are his loving wife Joanne Williams Crawford; son, Jeffrey William Crawford and wife Tina of Cincinnati, Ohio; daughter April Bain and husband Michael of Cincinnati, Ohio; four grandchildren, Tyler and Morgan Bain, Logan and Colin Crawford; sister, Sandra Sohyda and husband Ed of Uniontown and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Andrew D. Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematories, Inc., 80 Morgantown Street, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, where friends will be received on Friday, May 24, 2019 from 10-11 a.m., followed by a service celebrating Bill’s life with Reverend Roland Maust officiating. Interment will be private. The family wishes to thank Uniontown Healthcare and Rehab Center, Amedisys Hospice and the nurses for their compassionate care of Charles.

Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at adferguson.com and on the funeral home Facebook page. The family suggest donations may be made to Grace Brethren Church or charity of your choice.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQHP-3JH : 7 January 2021), Charles W Crawford in household of James W Crawford, Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26-121, sheet 4A, line 38, family 78, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3508.
2. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJNR-QHMZ : 16 May 2014), William Crawford, Residence, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
3. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KRM9-N21 : 22 May 2014), C Crawford, Residence, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
4. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK75-TRKM : 24 June 2015), Charles W Crawford, died 2019; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Sylvan Heights Cemetery and Memorial Gardens, Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #207263386 Charles William “Bill” Crawford (27 Jan 1933–19 May 2019), Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
6. ↑ http://www.adferguson.com/?status=cond&cont2=read&id=20242

See also:

• Nieman Clan History compiled by Helen Marie (Newcomer) Maust. Aunt Helen attended most all the Nieman Family Reunions and the Frankhouser Family Reunions. She gathered information from family members who attended the Reunions over the years sharing information about family lore and updated information about each branch. Around 1980 she put information together by typewriter and created a very large document that included all of the information about the Nieman and Frankhouser clans. Both branches intertwined in various ways and trace back to the common ancestors of John Blosser who emigrated from Switzerland and was of German origin. In the following years, she provided updates after the reunions were over and she could add the new information gathered at the reunions to the document. That document has been scanned as a PDF file.
• Charles William Crawford FamilySearch