Bertha Deemer Crawford

CRAWFORD, DEEMER, SAMS

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 5/15/2006 at 20:48:49

Winterset Madisonian
April 28, 1999

Bertha May Crawford, Osceola

Bertha May Crawford, 91, died of a heart ailment April 22, 1999, at her residence.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 27, at Kale Funeral Home in Osceola with Pastor Ted Welch officiating. Burial was at St. Charles Cemetery.

Bertha Crawford was born July 10, 1907 in Decatur County to Charles and Olive (Sams) Deemer. She was educated in the New Virginia schools. She married Clee Crawford in July 1, 1927. Having lived in Winterset for several years, she moved to Osceola in 1966. Bertha had worked for Home Health Care in Osceola and for various retail merchants in Winterset. She was a member of the Calvary Bible Church in Osceola.

She was preceded in death by her husband, an infant brother, a sister and one grandson.

She is survived by a son, Gene Crawford (wife Irene) of Gilbert, Ariz.; one brother, Raymond Deemer (wife Darlene) of Weldon; four grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Osceola Public Library or her church.