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CRAWFORD, George 1850-1935

CRAWFORD

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 10/12/2010 at 00:10:11

AGED MAN DIES
AT NORA SPRINGS

Rites for George Crawford,
85, to Be Held Friday
at Church.

NORA SPRINGS, IOWA, July 25.— George Crawford, 85**, died Wednesday afternoon at the home of his son, Elmer, north of Iowa, following an illness of some time, including a stroke.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Church of Christ, the Rev. G. A. Hess of Charles City in charge. Burial will be in Rock Grove Cemetery.

Mr. Crawford had lived In this vicinity 50 years. His wife, who was an invalid, preceded him in death.

Surviving are his one son, Elmer, and three stepsons, Charles, Harry and Edward Clifford.

[Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday, July 25, 1935]
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Rock Grove Cemetery

Crawford George May 17, 1858** -- July 24, 1935

**Note: The age mentioned in the text of the obituary disagrees with the birth year mentioned in the Cemetery listing on IaGenWeb. If he really was 85, he would have been born in 1850


 

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