Leo Crawley
January 8, 1925 — May 15, 2012
Leo Crawley, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1 p.m. Friday, May 18, 2012, at Immanuel Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Dan Wiersema. Family will greet friends from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. at the church. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Military Honors will be provided. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn of Cedar Rapids; children, Mary Crawley of Dallas, James (Regli) Crawley Sr. of Waterloo; grandchildren, James Jr., Samantha, Chuck and Carolyn; eleven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild on the way.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Joseph “JB” Crawley; and two sisters, Addie Mae Ward and Ina Belle Beloso.
Born January 8, 1925, in Bassfield, Mississippi, he was the son of Edd and Etta (McNeese) Crawley. He served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. On December 26, 1953, he was united in marriage to Marilyn Immel in Waterloo, Iowa. For 33 ½ years he was an electric truck driver for Rath Packing Company. He then worked in security.
Leo was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church where he was a retired deacon and a member of the American Legion. He enjoyed fishing and playing softball which he did until the age of 70.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn of Cedar Rapids; children, Mary Crawley of Dallas, James (Regli) Crawley Sr. of Waterloo; grandchildren, James Jr., Samantha, Chuck and Carolyn; eleven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild on the way.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Joseph “JB” Crawley; and two sisters, Addie Mae Ward and Ina Belle Beloso.
Born January 8, 1925, in Bassfield, Mississippi, he was the son of Edd and Etta (McNeese) Crawley. He served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. On December 26, 1953, he was united in marriage to Marilyn Immel in Waterloo, Iowa. For 33 ½ years he was an electric truck driver for Rath Packing Company. He then worked in security.
Leo was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church where he was a retired deacon and a member of the American Legion. He enjoyed fishing and playing softball which he did until the age of 70.
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