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Fannie "Joy" Crawford
Sept. 102 1928~Jan. 9, 2016

Joy Crawford, age 87, of Valley Mills went to her heavenly home to be with her Savior, Saturday, January 9, 2016, in Clifton, Texas.  Funeral service will be 1 P.M. Thursday, January 14, 2016, at the Valley Mills First Baptist Church.  Interment will be in the China Spring Cemetery under the direction of Foss Funeral Home and Cremation Center.

Visitation will be 5 - 7 P.M. Wednesday at Foss Funeral Home.   Memorials may be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church.

Joy was born Sept 10, 1928, to Rev. R. H.  and Mabel (Ryals) Whitcomb in Lake Okeechobee, Florida during one of Florida's deadliest hurricanes.  Her family was one of the few where the entire family survived.  She worked at Walls Manufacturing for several years before retiring to become a homemaker.  Her greatest love was her Lord and her children and grandchildren,.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, O.C. Crawford, her parents and three brothers and two sisters.   Joy was a member of Valley Mills Oak Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include daughters Sharon Gunter and husband Charles of Valley Mills, Gail Hand of Waco, sons Richard Crawford and wife Wanda of Turnersville, Randy Crawford and wife Molly of Canyon Lake; grandsons Johnny Gunter of Waco, Jody Gunter of Valley Mills, Joe Crawford of Gatesville, Billy Crawford of San Antonio and Allen Thompson of Turnersville; granddaughters Theresa Hengst of Waco, Juanita Thompson of Gatesville, numerous great grandchildren.  Other survivors include sister Mary Schneider of Florida and so many loving and devoted nieces and nephews from Florida, Arizona, Texas, California etc.