Dorothy Mae (Palmer) Crawford (2012)
CRAWFORD, PALMER, BEER, CADAGON, BLACKSMITH
Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 1/5/2012 at 19:31:17
Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
January 4, 2012DOROTHY CRAWFORD , formerly of Winterset
Dorothy Mae Crawford, 80, died Friday morning, with her family by her side in Des Moines, Iowa.
A funeral service for immediate family was held at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 2.
She was born June 17, 1931, in Madison County, Iowa, to Dana and Olive Palmer. In 1948 she married Charles Crawford, with whom she had two children, Vicki (Crawford) Beer and Randy Crawford. She built a life devoted to the care of her husband, children, and home, while Charles built the family businesses, Crawford & Crawford Farms and Adair Feed & Grain in Adair, Iowa.
She was a Cub Scouts leader, active in the PTA, and was a member of both the Ladies Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church and of the Adair Investors Club.
Though her primary passions revolved around her family, she also enjoyed music, dancing, golfing, decorating, and keeping up with current events.
Mrs. Crawford was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, in 1993; and her parents, Dana and Olive Palmer.
She is survived by her daughter, Vicki (Les) Beer; son, Randy (Jan) Crawford; grandchildren, Kabira Cadagon, Blake Crawford, Justin Crawford and Jill Blacksmith; great-grandchildren; Gianni Beer, Kate Crawford, Charlie Crawford, Joseph Crawford, and Adeline Blacksmith; and brother, Don Palmer.
Memorials may be sent to Taylor House Hospice at 3401 E. Douglas Ave., Des Moines IA 50317.
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