Don Kline Crawford

Don Kline Crawford, 95, formerly of Old Greenwood Road, Millville, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born December 27, 1916 in Mt. Pleasant Township, he was a son of the late Thomas Franklin Crawford and Helen Arlene (Kline) Crawford. He and his wife, Helen (Smith) Crawford, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on March 28th. Mr. Crawford attended the Fester School, a one room school house in Mt. Pleasant Township and later graduated from the former Scott High School in 1935. He proudly served his country in World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the 692nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 104th Division. He was highly decorated and had received the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart Medal, the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Mr. Crawford worked as a farmer in his younger years and after World War II he was employed by Girton Sales Co. in Millville for 24 years. He later hauled milk for Zerbin Kline, retiring in 1980. He was a long time member of the Greenwood United Methodist Church where he had served as a Trustee, Sunday School Teacher and Sunday School Superintendent. He was also a member of the Millville American Legion, Post 564 and the Military Order of Purple Heart, Chapter 529. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting. Surviving, in addition to his wife, Helen, are his 5 children: Janet Marie Welliver, of Mineral Ridge, Ohio; Gary Lee Crawford and his wife, Barbara, of Millville; Derl Frank Crawford and his wife, Mary, of Millville; Joan Louise Brewer and her husband, Chris, of Bloomsburg; Dean Ross Crawford and his wife, Arlen, of Ouray, Colorado; 10 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren; a brother, Wayne Richard Crawford, of Rockledge, Florida. He was preceded in death by a sister, Freda Karshner; a brother, Dean Crawford, who died Feb. 16, 2002; a son-in-law, Walter C. Welliver, Sr. and a step grandson, Walter C. Welliver, Jr. A Visitation will be held Thursday from 10 A.M. until the time of his Memorial Service, at 11 A .M. at the McMichael Funeral Home, Inc., 4394 Red Rock Road, Benton (Rt. 487). Burial will take place in the Elan Memorial Park, Lime Ridge with military honors. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Mill-Green United Methodist Church, Millville, PA 17846.

Don Kline Crawford

December 27, 1916 - December 2, 2012