Norma June Youse Crawford
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Norma June Youse Crawford
October 3, 1923 - June 24, 2016
Norma
June Youse Crawford, of Beaumont, went to be with the Lord Friday evening, June
24, 2016. She went peacefully while surrounded by her family. She was an
amazing lady with a very strong and secure faith and was ready to go to Heaven.
She was born October 3, 1923, to Wilrick Norman and Lela Colley Youse in
Beaumont and has been a lifelong resident of this area. June attended Giles
Elementary and graduated from South Park High School in 1940. She was a flag
bearer for the Greenie Cadets and was very proud to carry the Greenie flag. She
married her high school sweetheart and love of her life, Cornie Crawford, in
1941.
June
was a wonderful and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Her family was her life and her greatest joy. She was Homeroom Mother for many
years, Cub Scout Den Mother and Bluebird leader. She enjoyed working Precinct
19 elections along with her mother held at Giles School. June worked at White
House Department Store for many years. She and Cornie loved traveling after
they were retired. June was a member of First Christian Church.
Survivors
include her son, Rick Crawford; daughter, Donna Jan Garner and her husband,
Richard; grandsons, Scott Crawford Garner and his wife, Amy and Michael Todd
Garner and his wife, Jennifer; great-grandchildren, Julianne DeWese Garner,
Jonathan Crawford Garner, Hope Katherine Garner, and twins, Samuel Todd Garner
and Alice Frances Garner; niece, Judy Baker; nephews, Norman Carlisle and his
wife, Nancy; great-nieces, Pattie Carlisle and Melissa Holmes and her husband,
Shannon; great-nephew, Dr. Trent Baker; and great-great-nephews, Kaden and Kale
Holmes and Cameron Baker. She is also survived by cousins and a host of
wonderful friends including a very special family friend, Puggy Brand.
She
is preceded in death by her husband of sixty-eight years, Cornie Crawford; her
parents; and her sisters, Vadna Youse Carlisle and Joy Youse Erwin.
The
family would like to personally thank the nurses and staff at Harbor Hospice
for the wonderful and loving care they gave Mother. They helped to make this
difficult time easier for her and for us.
A
gathering of Mrs. Crawford’s family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until
8:00 p.m., Monday, June 27, 2016, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive,
Beaumont. Her funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at
Broussard’s, with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Harbor Hospice, 2450 North Major Drive, Beaumont,
Texas 77713.
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