J. W. Crabtree
J.W. Crabtree, age 74 years, of Great Bend, Kansas, passed away on Monday evening, February 11, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital in Great Bend after a brief illness. J.W. was born on March 8, 1938 at Risco, Missouri to Lee and Frances (Gray) Crabtree. He was united in marriage to Myrtle Florence “Flo” Goudie on December 14, 1957 at St. Louis, Missouri. J.W. served in the U.S. Air Force and was a warehouse/terminal worker for Railway Express in St. Louis,Missouri prior to moving to Kansas. He also worked in service stations for the majority of his life until health problems forced him to retire. J.W. was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include a step-daughter, Audrey Power of Goose Bay, Newfoundland Labrador,Canada; a brother, Billy Joe (and his wife, Pearl) Crabtree of Centerville, Missouri, and a brother-in-law, John Melton of Great Bend. J.W. was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Florence on January 1, 2004, four brothers (James, Junior, Steve, and Roy Crabtree) and three sisters (Virginia Fields, Lorene Watson Brown, and Pauline Melton).
Cremation has been chosen, and a Memorial Service will be held at a later date, after which inurnment of the cremated remains will take place in Canada. There will be no viewing or visitation. Online condolences may be left and a full obituary notice may be viewed athttps://www.charterfunerals.
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CHARTER FUNERALS
2115 Washington St.
Great Bend, KS 67530