Elmer John Crawshaw

1911 - 2002  (91 years)

• Name	Elmer John Crawshaw
  Born	20 Jun 1911	Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Sep 2002	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3096	Rossville
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	John Thomas Crawshaw
  Mother	Bessie Rae Miller Crawshaw
  Family ID	F1711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes B Fleming Crawshaw,   b. 6 Jul 1915, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 30 Jan 2006, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	2 Jan 1935	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Marjorie Ann Crawshaw Kratina,   b. 29 Apr 1937, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 30 Apr 2020, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 83 years) + 2. Robert E Crawshaw,   b. 20 Mar 1942, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 17 Jan 2017  (Age 74 years)   3. Barbara J Crawshaw Hitchcock
  Documents		Anniversary- Crawshaw, Elmer and Agnes Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Crawshaw will celebrate their wedding anniversary January 6,1985 with a reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rossville Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. The reception will be hosted by their children, Marjorie and John Kratina, Rossville; Robert and Jo Ann Crawshaw, Silver Lake; Barbara and David Hitchcock, Frankfort, Germany; and also their grandchildren, John and Cythina Kratina, Topeka; Tamela and Dennis Biswell, Topeka; Jimmy and Chris Crawshaw, Silver Lake, and Jo Ann and Jacson Hitchcock, Frankfort, Germany. Elmer Crawshaw and Agnes Fleming were married in the First Methodist Church at Topeka January 2,1935. Relatives and friends are invited to come share our special event.
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2021 19:22:25
  Family ID	F1512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jun 1911 - Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas Buried - - Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Crawshaw, Elmer Elmer J. Crawshaw Elmer John Crawshaw, 91, Topeka, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, at a Topeka care home. Mr. Crawshaw farmed and raised livestock near Silver Lake his entire life. He was born June 20, 1911, in Wakarusa, the son of John Thomas and Bessie Rae Miller Crawshaw. He lived most his life in the Silver Lake area. Mr. Crawshaw was a member of Rossville Presbyterian Church, where he served for 16 years as an elder. He served on the Walnut School Board, the Grove Elevator Board, and the Farm Bureau Board for Shawnee County and for Grove Township for the Agricultural Hall of Fame. He also was a 4-H livestock leader. He married Agnes B. Fleming on Jan.2, 1935, in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Robert E. Crawshaw, Silver Lake; two daughters, Marjorie A. Kratina, Rossville, and Barbara J. Hitchcock, Silver Lake; two brothers, Franklin Crawshaw, Eudora, and Woodrow Crawshaw, Topeka; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Parker Price Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Mr. Crawshaw will lie in state at the mortuary after noon Sunday. Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Presbyterian Church, 436 Pearl, Rossville, 66533; or to Stormont-Vail Hospice Care, 2252 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka, 66604