Richard L. “Dick” Crawford

Richard L. "Dick" Crawford, 78 of Tipton died at 10:05 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton. He was born December 24, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan to Verl B. & Alice M. (Lemberger) Crawford. On October 17, 1958 he married Patricia Ann Booher and she preceded him in death on August 29, 2006.

Dick was retired from Chrysler Corporation in Kokomo. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and a 1951 graduate of Kokomo High School. He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War.

Survivors include one daughter, Teresa L. Crawford, Tipton; one son, Greg A. Crawford and wife Sherri, Tampa, Florida; two brothers, Robert B. Crawford and Michael R. Crawford, both of Kokomo; two sisters, Marilyn J. Ormsby, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Sister Christina Crawford, CSJ, Tipton; four grandchildren, Rickey Crawford, Jonathan Crawford, Braden Crawford and Gabrielle Crawford.

Dick was preceded in death by one son, Richard L. Crawford II, one brother, Jackson R. Crawford and two sisters, Ruth L. Ormsby and Joan D. Crawford.

A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 10 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 340 Mill Street, Tipton with Rev. Leroy Kinnaman presiding. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Sunday at Young-Nichols Funeral Home with a Wake Service at 2:00 followed by a Rosary Service.