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Betty May Trenton Crawford

Female 1918 - 2004  (86 years)


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  • Name Betty May Trenton Crawford 
    Born 13 Feb 1918  Hawley, Grant County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Oct 2004  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3092  Rossville
    Last Modified 11 May 2018 

    Father Lester DeWitt Trenton 
    Mother Manerva May Cox Trenton 
    Family ID F1508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vance Rainey Crawford,   b. 5 Mar 1913, Hennessey, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1991, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1949  Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gay V Crawford,   b. 3 Nov 1956, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 2021, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    +2. Rudy T Crawford
    Documents
    Anniversary- Crawford, Vance and Betty
    Anniversary- Crawford, Vance and Betty
    Mr. and Mrs. Crawford

    Mr. and Mrs. Vance R. Crawford, Rossville, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary June 18 with a reception from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Rossville Christian Church.

    Hosts will be their son and his wife, Rudy and Debi Crawford and their daughter, Gay Crawford.
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2022 14:12:09 
    Family ID F1509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Jun 1949 - Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Crawford, Betty 1
    Obituary- Crawford, Betty 1
    Betty M. Crawford
    ROSSVILLE - Betty M. Crawford, 86, Rossville, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, at a Topeka nursing home. She was born Feb. 13, 1918, on a farm near Hawley, in Grant County, Okla., the youngest of seven children of Lester DeWitt and Manerva May Cox Trenton. She married Vance R. Crawford on June 19, 1949, in Enid, Okla. He died Feb. 17, 1991. Mrs. Crawford also was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kylie Crawford, on March 8, 1979. Survivors include a daughter, Gay V. Crawford, Topeka; a son, Rudy T. Crawford, and his wife, Deb, Paxico; a grandson, Calab Crawford, Rossville; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Rossville Christian Church. Mrs. Crawford will lie in state after 2 p.m. Monday at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Christian Church or Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion Auxiliary and sent in care of the funeral chapel, 419 Main, Rossville, Kan. 66533.
    Obituary- Crawford, Betty 2
    Obituary- Crawford, Betty 2
    Betty M. Crawford
    Betty M. Crawford, 86, Rossville, died Monday, October 18, 2004, at a Topeka nursing center.
    She was born February 13, 1918, on a farm near Hawley, in Grant County, OK, the daughter of Lester DeWitt and Manerva May Cox Trenton.
    She had lived in the Rossville community for many years.
    Betty grew up on a farm near Hawley, the youngest of seven children. She graduated from Gore Consolidated No. 1 High School, Wakita, OK. She had worked at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, NM. She moved to Delia in 1957, and later to Rossville. She had worked for Culver Aircraft in Wichita during World War II, and had been a substitute rural mail carrier at Delia.
    She was a member of the Rossville Christian Church where she was active, serving as a Sunday School teacher and she helped organize the quilting group. She was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion Auxiliary in Rossville, and was a member of NARFE.
    She married Vance R. Crawford on June 19, 1949, at Enid, OK. He died February 17, 1991. A granddaughter, Kylie Crawford, died March 8, 1970.
    Survivors include a daughter, Gay V. Crawford, Topeka; a son, Rudy T. Crawford; and a grandson, Caleb Crawford.
    Her service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday (today) at the Rossville Christian Church. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-7 Monday at Piper Funeral Chapel, Rossville.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Christian Church or to Jimmie Lillard Post No.31 of the American Legion Auxiliary and sent in care to the funeral chapel, 419 Main, Rossville 66533.