Kathryn Crawford

Kathryn Chambers Crawford, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of Mabel Murray Chambers and the late Elton Chambers. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Lafayette Crawford, who died in 1999; and two sisters, Ellene Metcalf and Francis Henson. Kathryn was owner and operator of Laurel Bank Campground in Cruso. She enjoyed shopping and spending time with family, grandchildren, friends and the campers. In addition to her mother, she is survived by a daughter, Sherrie Lynn McArthur of Cruso; one son, Doug Crawford and his wife, Ann, of Cruso; two sisters, Janet Evans of Union, South Carolina and Reva Granoti of India Atlantic, Florida; and three grandchildren, Andrew and Ashley McArthur, and John Crawford and his wife, Samantha. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 11, 2013 in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend Larry Sprinkle officiating. Burial will follow at New Cruso Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. prior at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, 157 Paragon Parkway, Suite 300, Clyde, NC 28721.

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