C.J. Croft
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Crestwood Chapel for C.J. Croft, 85, Glencoe, who died Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Bro. J.B. Wells will officiate. Burial will be in Crestwood Cemetery. Crestwood Memorial Funeral Home will direct services. Mr. Croft was born in DeKalb County on Oct. 29, 1925. He had retired from Gadsden City Fire Department. He was a talented carpenter, and could build anything from furniture to houses. He served in the Navy aboard the USS Douglas H. Fox during World War II. He was a longtime member of Louis Street Baptist Church, having served as a deacon and wherever they may have needed him. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will by greatly missed by all who loved him. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Sarah Frances Smith Croft; parents, Lee and Jesse Croft; sisters, Thelma Monroe and Velma Peppers; and brothers, Herbert Croft and Bethel Croft. He is survived by his daughters, Paulette (Wayne) Hornbuckle and Barbara (Don) Hill; son, Wade (Marylane) Croft; grandchildren, Bryan, Brett and Brady Hill, Carrie (Brett) Yancey, Katie (Chris) Hall, Justin and Jay Croft, Luke and Madeline Jenkins; great-grandchildren, Savanna, Sydney and Sara Kate Yancey, Evan, Allyssa, Gavin and Alexandra Hill. Pallbearers are his grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are deacons from Louis Street Baptist Church and the Gadsden City Fire Department. The family would like to express their special thanks to the Amedisys staff, especially Jan Hooks, Michelle Keasler and Kim Bowdoin; Dr. Steve Sanders; and Dr. Lowndes Harrison and staff of the Cancer Center. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this evening from 5 until 7. Published in The Gadsden Times on March 3, 2011
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Crestwood Chapel for C.J. Croft, 85, Glencoe, who died Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Bro. J.B. Wells will officiate. Burial will be in Crestwood Cemetery. Crestwood Memorial Funeral Home will direct services. Mr. Croft was born in DeKalb County on Oct. 29, 1925. He had retired from Gadsden City Fire Department. He was a talented carpenter, and could build anything from furniture to houses. He served in the Navy aboard the USS Douglas H. Fox during World War II. He was a longtime member of Louis Street Baptist Church, having served as a deacon and wherever they may have needed him. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will by greatly missed by all who loved him. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Sarah Frances Smith Croft; parents, Lee and Jesse Croft; sisters, Thelma Monroe and Velma Peppers; and brothers, Herbert Croft and Bethel Croft. He is survived by his daughters, Paulette (Wayne) Hornbuckle and Barbara (Don) Hill; son, Wade (Marylane) Croft; grandchildren, Bryan, Brett and Brady Hill, Carrie (Brett) Yancey, Katie (Chris) Hall, Justin and Jay Croft, Luke and Madeline Jenkins; great-grandchildren, Savanna, Sydney and Sara Kate Yancey, Evan, Allyssa, Gavin and Alexandra Hill. Pallbearers are his grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are deacons from Louis Street Baptist Church and the Gadsden City Fire Department. The family would like to express their special thanks to the Amedisys staff, especially Jan Hooks, Michelle Keasler and Kim Bowdoin; Dr. Steve Sanders; and Dr. Lowndes Harrison and staff of the Cancer Center. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this evening from 5 until 7. Published in The Gadsden Times on March 3, 2011
C.J. Croft
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Crestwood Chapel for C.J. Croft, 85, Glencoe, who died Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Bro. J.B. Wells will officiate. Burial will be in Crestwood Cemetery. Crestwood Memorial Funeral Home will direct services. Mr. Croft was born in DeKalb County on Oct. 29, 1925. He had retired from Gadsden City Fire Department. He was a talented carpenter, and could build anything from furniture to houses. He served in the Navy aboard the USS Douglas H. Fox during World War II. He was a longtime member of Louis Street Baptist Church, having served as a deacon and wherever they may have needed him. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will by greatly missed by all who loved him. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Sarah Frances Smith Croft; parents, Lee and Jesse Croft; sisters, Thelma Monroe and Velma Peppers; and brothers, Herbert Croft and Bethel Croft. He is survived by his daughters, Paulette (Wayne) Hornbuckle and Barbara (Don) Hill; son, Wade (Marylane) Croft; grandchildren, Bryan, Brett and Brady Hill, Carrie (Brett) Yancey, Katie (Chris) Hall, Justin and Jay Croft, Luke and Madeline Jenkins; great-grandchildren, Savanna, Sydney and Sara Kate Yancey, Evan, Allyssa, Gavin and Alexandra Hill. Pallbearers are his grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are deacons from Louis Street Baptist Church and the Gadsden City Fire Department. The family would like to express their special thanks to the Amedisys staff, especially Jan Hooks, Michelle Keasler and Kim Bowdoin; Dr. Steve Sanders; and Dr. Lowndes Harrison and staff of the Cancer Center. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this evening from 5 until 7. Published in The Gadsden Times on March 3, 2011
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Crestwood Chapel for C.J. Croft, 85, Glencoe, who died Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Bro. J.B. Wells will officiate. Burial will be in Crestwood Cemetery. Crestwood Memorial Funeral Home will direct services. Mr. Croft was born in DeKalb County on Oct. 29, 1925. He had retired from Gadsden City Fire Department. He was a talented carpenter, and could build anything from furniture to houses. He served in the Navy aboard the USS Douglas H. Fox during World War II. He was a longtime member of Louis Street Baptist Church, having served as a deacon and wherever they may have needed him. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will by greatly missed by all who loved him. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Sarah Frances Smith Croft; parents, Lee and Jesse Croft; sisters, Thelma Monroe and Velma Peppers; and brothers, Herbert Croft and Bethel Croft. He is survived by his daughters, Paulette (Wayne) Hornbuckle and Barbara (Don) Hill; son, Wade (Marylane) Croft; grandchildren, Bryan, Brett and Brady Hill, Carrie (Brett) Yancey, Katie (Chris) Hall, Justin and Jay Croft, Luke and Madeline Jenkins; great-grandchildren, Savanna, Sydney and Sara Kate Yancey, Evan, Allyssa, Gavin and Alexandra Hill. Pallbearers are his grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are deacons from Louis Street Baptist Church and the Gadsden City Fire Department. The family would like to express their special thanks to the Amedisys staff, especially Jan Hooks, Michelle Keasler and Kim Bowdoin; Dr. Steve Sanders; and Dr. Lowndes Harrison and staff of the Cancer Center. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this evening from 5 until 7. Published in The Gadsden Times on March 3, 2011
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