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Cecil Everett Crawford

Birth	:	9 Aug 1921 Fairview, Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	2 May 2015 Hudson, Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Eden Cemetery, Hudson, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1343994, -96.4692001
Description	:	Cecil Everett Crawford, age 93, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Hudson Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hudson, SD following a five month illness. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 7, at Canton Lutheran Church, with burial at Eden Cemetery near Hudson, SD. Lunch and fellowship will be at the Hudson Community Center following the burial. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2 to 8:00 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton, with family present from 6 to 8:00 p.m. Cecil was born on a farm near Fairview, SD on August 9,... Read More	Cecil Everett Crawford, age 93, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Hudson Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hudson, SD following a five month illness. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 7, at Canton Lutheran Church, with burial at Eden Cemetery near Hudson, SD. Lunch and fellowship will be at the Hudson Community Center following the burial. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2 to 8:00 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton, with family present from 6 to 8:00 p.m. Cecil was born on a farm near Fairview, SD on August 9, 1921 to Clifford and Maggie (Fossum) Crawford. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Lands Lutheran Church near Hudson, SD. He attended Moe school and later Canton High School. Cecil was inducted into the U.S. Army on September 26, 1942 and served in Panama and the European theater under Patton’s Third Army, 89th Infantry Division during World War II. There he saw action in the Battle of Rhineland and was present when his Division liberated the Buchenwald Concentration Camp near Ohrdruf, Germany in April of 1945. He was honorably discharged on December 10, 1945. On January 24, 1947 Cecil married Norma Kittelson and was employed at John Morrell in Sioux Falls and the Canton Greenhouse before he began farming in 1953. He farmed near Parker, SD until 1960 at which time he and his family moved to a farm near Hudson where he continued to farm until 1999. Cecil and Norma moved to Canton in 1987. A life member of the Canton VFW, and the Hudson American Legion, Cecil was a past active member of Grace Lutheran Church at Parker and Hudson Lutheran Church. He was currently a member of Canton Lutheran Church. Cecil was preceded in death by his father and mother, and a sister, Delores. He is survived by his loving wife Norma, and four children: Ronald (Julie) Crawford, Fenton, MO; David (Trudy) Crawford, Spearfish, SD; Karen (Robert) Evanson, Hudson, SD; James (Janet) Crawford, Waterloo, IL; two brothers, Donald (Carol) Crawford, Canton, SD; Kip (Julie) Crawford, Canton, SD; 10 grandchildren: Maggie and Vince; Matthew and Rachel; Jennifer, Laurie and Judson; Megan, Kristin and Erica; and seven great-grandchildren.

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Cecil Everett Crawford's memorial is located at: Eden Cemetery, Hudson, Lincoln County, USA.
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Cecil Everett Crawford death on 2 May 2015 in Hudson, Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 43.1343994
Longitude: -96.4692001

Family Members:

Parent

Clifford L Crawford

(1891 - 1953)

Maggie Fossum Crawford

(1892 - 1979)

Spouse

Norma Kittelson Crawford

(1927 - 2017)

Siblings

Delores E Crawford Bowyer

(1919 - 2006)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Fairview Cemetery
Fairview, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1927986, -96.4891968

2. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery South
Hudson, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1530560, -96.5691670

3. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery North
Hudson, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1567001, -96.5681000

4. Bethany Cemetery
Fairview, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2144012, -96.5053024

5. Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery
Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0996700, -96.3578300

6. Nathanael Cemetery
Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0971985, -96.5888977

7. Lands Lutheran Cemetery
Hudson, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1559700, -96.6096900

8. Sioux Cemetery
Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2428017, -96.4321976

9. Highland Cemetery
Highland Park, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0546989, -96.3510971

10. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0261002, -96.5453033

11. Bragstad Family Cemetery
Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2585000, -96.4425000

12. Grace Hill Cemetery
Hawarden, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0052986, -96.4708023

13. Peace Lutheran Cemetery
Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0989494, -96.2924118

14. Valley View Cemetery
Rock Valley, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1866989, -96.2953033

15. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Rock Valley, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1864014, -96.2878036

16. Romsdal Cemetery
Norway Center, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1565781, -96.6682739

17. Old Romsdal
Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1568946, -96.6684787

18. Erickson Cemetery
Alcester, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0113983, -96.5886002

19. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Alcester, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0266991, -96.6192017

20. Tuntland Cemetery
Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1711006, -96.6866989

21. Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery
Canton, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2538400, -96.6287700

22. Beloit Cemetery
Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2902985, -96.5582962

23. Gothland Cemetery
Beresford, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0764008, -96.6877975

24. Richland Cemetery
Inwood, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3027992, -96.4122009