Valretta Crawford 1921-2015

Funeral services for Valretta Crawford, 93, Canton, were held Monday, May 25, 2015, at Hilliard Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Truett officiating. Burial was in Haven of Memories Cemetery, Canton. Mrs. Crawford passed away on May 22, 2015, in Tyler.

Valretta Crawford was born Sept. 17, 1921, in Ben Wheeler to the late Ampie Burl Wright and Ola Lee Hobbs Wright. She had lived in the area all of her life and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by two sons, Jerry and Terry Crawford; three grandchildren, Gene Crawford, Toni Moody and Jerry Wade Crawford.

Survivors include her two children, Jan Rodgers of Grand Saline and Johnny Crawford of Canton; eight grandchildren, Ellen Black and husband Kasey, Marcus Rodgers and wife Rachel, Dana Brunner, Dee Dee Crawford, Deanne Crawford, Jerry Crawford, Jr., Brenna Crawford and Leslie Crawford; and six great-grandchildren.