Carol l. Crawford, 81, of Barden Brook Road, passed away on Wednesday (Nov. 27, 2019) at the Sena Kean Manor following a brief illness.
Born on Feb. 18, 1938 in Westons Mills, N.Y., she was a daughter of Carl and Mary Vanyo Campbell. On Feb. 23, 1957, in Eldred, she married Herman C. Crawford, who passed away on Sept. 7, 1999.
Carol was a 1956 graduate of the Eldred High School and had resided on Barden Brook since 1969. She had been employed at the Olean Tile Company for many years, retiring in 1993. She was a member of the Eldred United Methodist Church where she had been active with the choir for many years, a member of the Red Hatted Rebels of Eldred and the Barden Brook Lunchers Club. Carol enjoyed bird watching and hosting family parties, traveling and riding on the Harley with her husband.
Surviving are one son, Steve (Sherri) Crawford of Eldred; four daughters, Holly (Matthew) Petteys of Port Allegany, Tammy (Mark) Goins of Georgetown, S.C., Sheila (Alan) Caswell of Willow Springs, N.C. and Andrea Hewett of Eldred; seven grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren, a brother, Carl (Joanne) Campbell of Eldred and two sisters, Yvonne Stowell of Mount Morris, N.Y. and Mary Lou “Hooty” (James) Irons of Eldred; and several nieces and nephews
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Friends may call at the Eldred United Methodist Church on Dec. 7, 2019 from noon until the time of the memorial service at 2 p.m. with the Rev. James Cannistraci, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Lamphier Cemetery, Eldred.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Eldred United Methodist Church.
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