Stockton, Kansas – Gerald A. “Jerry” Crawford, age 52, died Friday, October 28, 2016, at the Rooks County Health Center, Plainville, Kansas. He was born February 6, 1964, Hays, Kansas to Ted and Cecelia (Kruetzer) Crawford. He married Karen (Ferland) on October 10, 1990, at Victoria, Kansas.
He worked in the oil fields as a pumper and a roustabout. He grew up in Hays, was a 1982 graduate of Hays High School, enjoyed fishing and working on cars. He lived in Victoria for a number of years and then moved to Stockton a few years ago.
Survivors include two sons, Aaron Crawford and wife, Taylor, Valdosta, GA; Austin Crawford, Lawrence, KS; one daughter, Audrey Crawford, Hays, KS; his parents, Ted and Cecelia Crawford, Hays, KS; his former wife, Karen Crawford, Hays, KS; his companion, Brenda Brady, Stockton, KS; one brother, Jeff Crawford, Gorham, KS; two sisters, Deb Smith and husband, Mike, Plainville, KS, Laura Thomas and husband, Mark, Topeka, KS; five nephews and one niece, Andrew Malleck and wife, Casey, Adam Malleck, Michael Malleck, Cole Smith, Jonah Smith, MaKayla Crawford.
He was preceded in death by one brother, George Michael Crawford; and grandparents, Ralph and Ellen Crawford, Aloys and Cecelia Kreutzer.
Services are at 10:00 A.M. Monday, October 31, 2016, at the Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas. Burial in St. Ann’s Cemetery, Walker, Kansas.
A vigil service is at 7:00 P.M. Sunday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.
Visitation is from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Sunday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Monday, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis.
Memorials to St. Ann’s Cemetery Fund or the Humane Society of the High Plains.
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