Laura
Crawford
formerly Abercrombie
Born in Gray Court, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Daughter of Collier Washington Abercrombie
and Hattie Eunice (Watkins) Abercrombie
Sister of
[private sister (1920s - unknown)]
Wife of
Charles Herman Crawford Sr.
— married
28 Aug 1943 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 98
in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 May 2019
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Biography
Daughter of Collier W. and Hattie (Watkins) Abercrombie, Laura Abercrombie was born in 1920 in Gray Court, South Carolina. She married Charles Herman Crawford on August 28, 1943, in Laurens, South Carolina.[1] Herman died in 1997 and Laura died on February 12, 2018, in Greenwood, South Carolina, at the age of 98, and was buried there.[2]
Obituary:[3]
Ware Shoals – Laura Abercrombie Crawford, 97, widow of Charles H. Crawford, Sr., formerly of Sparks Ave., died Monday, February 12, 2018 at NHC of Greenwood.
Born in Gray Court, she was a daughter of the late Collier W. and Hattie Watkins Abercrombie. She was a member of Ware Shoals First Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a seamstress.
Surviving are a son Herman Crawford (Billy Jean) of Ware Shoals, a sister, Helen Crawford of Greenwood, four grandchildren, Craig and Jay Crawford, Kerri Pratt, and Kristie Webb, and six great-grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by a son Ernie Crawford and a grandson, Saul Crawford.
Graveside services will be held at 3PM on Wednesday at Greenwood Memorial Gardens with Rev. Leon Jones and Rev. Dr. Marcus Bishop officiating.
The family is at the home of her son, Herman, 17 Green Acres Drive, Ware Shoals and will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 PM on Wednesday at Parker-White Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.ParkerWhitePruitt.com
BURIAL[4]
Greenwood Memorial Gardens
Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina
Sources
- ↑ South Carolina, County Marriages, 1910-1990; cert 279033
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/262100570753/facts
- ↑ Publication: Index-Jounal; Publication Place: Greenwood, SC, USA; URL: http://www.indexjournal.com/obituaries/laura-crawford/article_f59b96c3-f038-55fe-95fc-51563c9a4f71.html
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187283768/laura-crawford
- Year: 1930; Census Place: Scuffletown, Laurens, South Carolina; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2341937
- Year: 1940; Census Place: Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03821; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 30-36
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