Obituary from The Wellington Leader, March 20, 1969:
"Reuben R. (Rube) Crawley, a church and community leader for 60 years, died in St. Joseph's Hospital Wednesday, March 12, at 2:50 p.m. He was 75. The illness that took his life was diagnosed about five years ago, but it was only within recent months that he had to quit participating in some of the activities that had meant so much to him and which he had helped mold. Mr. Crawley came with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Crawley, to a farm in the Loco community in 1909, and he lived in the same house until Oct. 1, 1968, when he and Mrs. Crawley moved to Wellington. Few men have had closer ties with the First United Methodist Church in Wellington than Mr. Crawley. He was a member of the board of stewards for many years and he sang in the choir for more than 40 years. The last time he sang with it was in the Christmas Cantata, an annual event in which he had participated for the more than 20 years these have been presented. He was equally active in his own community. Although he had no children, Mr. Crawley was a trustee of the Loco School for a long period, and was instrumental in making it one of the best rural schools of the Southeast Panhandle prior to consolidation. He also was a long-time director of the Loco Farmers Co-op Gin, which grew out of his own successful farming enterprises. A veteran of World War I, he was a 50-year member of the American Legion and would have received an award denoting this on March 27. Mr. Crawley was born Aug. 27, 1893 in Gravelly, Ark. He was only eight years old when his father brought the family to Mt. Pleasant, and a few years later to Vernon. They then moved to Tulia, their home until they came to the Loco community. He was married to Miss Alma Alexander Nov. 29, 1919 at Memphis. Mr. Crawley is survived by his wife of Wellington; three sisters and a brother: Mrs. J. A. Killian of Wellington; Mrs. 0. M. Gunstream of Memphis; Mrs. H. I. Magatagan of Artesia, N.M.; and W.R. Crawley of Wellington.
"Reuben R. (Rube) Crawley, a church and community leader for 60 years, died in St. Joseph's Hospital Wednesday, March 12, at 2:50 p.m. He was 75. The illness that took his life was diagnosed about five years ago, but it was only within recent months that he had to quit participating in some of the activities that had meant so much to him and which he had helped mold. Mr. Crawley came with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Crawley, to a farm in the Loco community in 1909, and he lived in the same house until Oct. 1, 1968, when he and Mrs. Crawley moved to Wellington. Few men have had closer ties with the First United Methodist Church in Wellington than Mr. Crawley. He was a member of the board of stewards for many years and he sang in the choir for more than 40 years. The last time he sang with it was in the Christmas Cantata, an annual event in which he had participated for the more than 20 years these have been presented. He was equally active in his own community. Although he had no children, Mr. Crawley was a trustee of the Loco School for a long period, and was instrumental in making it one of the best rural schools of the Southeast Panhandle prior to consolidation. He also was a long-time director of the Loco Farmers Co-op Gin, which grew out of his own successful farming enterprises. A veteran of World War I, he was a 50-year member of the American Legion and would have received an award denoting this on March 27. Mr. Crawley was born Aug. 27, 1893 in Gravelly, Ark. He was only eight years old when his father brought the family to Mt. Pleasant, and a few years later to Vernon. They then moved to Tulia, their home until they came to the Loco community. He was married to Miss Alma Alexander Nov. 29, 1919 at Memphis. Mr. Crawley is survived by his wife of Wellington; three sisters and a brother: Mrs. J. A. Killian of Wellington; Mrs. 0. M. Gunstream of Memphis; Mrs. H. I. Magatagan of Artesia, N.M.; and W.R. Crawley of Wellington.
Obituary from The Wellington Leader, March 20, 1969:
"Reuben R. (Rube) Crawley, a church and community leader for 60 years, died in St. Joseph's Hospital Wednesday, March 12, at 2:50 p.m. He was 75. The illness that took his life was diagnosed about five years ago, but it was only within recent months that he had to quit participating in some of the activities that had meant so much to him and which he had helped mold. Mr. Crawley came with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Crawley, to a farm in the Loco community in 1909, and he lived in the same house until Oct. 1, 1968, when he and Mrs. Crawley moved to Wellington. Few men have had closer ties with the First United Methodist Church in Wellington than Mr. Crawley. He was a member of the board of stewards for many years and he sang in the choir for more than 40 years. The last time he sang with it was in the Christmas Cantata, an annual event in which he had participated for the more than 20 years these have been presented. He was equally active in his own community. Although he had no children, Mr. Crawley was a trustee of the Loco School for a long period, and was instrumental in making it one of the best rural schools of the Southeast Panhandle prior to consolidation. He also was a long-time director of the Loco Farmers Co-op Gin, which grew out of his own successful farming enterprises. A veteran of World War I, he was a 50-year member of the American Legion and would have received an award denoting this on March 27. Mr. Crawley was born Aug. 27, 1893 in Gravelly, Ark. He was only eight years old when his father brought the family to Mt. Pleasant, and a few years later to Vernon. They then moved to Tulia, their home until they came to the Loco community. He was married to Miss Alma Alexander Nov. 29, 1919 at Memphis. Mr. Crawley is survived by his wife of Wellington; three sisters and a brother: Mrs. J. A. Killian of Wellington; Mrs. 0. M. Gunstream of Memphis; Mrs. H. I. Magatagan of Artesia, N.M.; and W.R. Crawley of Wellington.
"Reuben R. (Rube) Crawley, a church and community leader for 60 years, died in St. Joseph's Hospital Wednesday, March 12, at 2:50 p.m. He was 75. The illness that took his life was diagnosed about five years ago, but it was only within recent months that he had to quit participating in some of the activities that had meant so much to him and which he had helped mold. Mr. Crawley came with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Crawley, to a farm in the Loco community in 1909, and he lived in the same house until Oct. 1, 1968, when he and Mrs. Crawley moved to Wellington. Few men have had closer ties with the First United Methodist Church in Wellington than Mr. Crawley. He was a member of the board of stewards for many years and he sang in the choir for more than 40 years. The last time he sang with it was in the Christmas Cantata, an annual event in which he had participated for the more than 20 years these have been presented. He was equally active in his own community. Although he had no children, Mr. Crawley was a trustee of the Loco School for a long period, and was instrumental in making it one of the best rural schools of the Southeast Panhandle prior to consolidation. He also was a long-time director of the Loco Farmers Co-op Gin, which grew out of his own successful farming enterprises. A veteran of World War I, he was a 50-year member of the American Legion and would have received an award denoting this on March 27. Mr. Crawley was born Aug. 27, 1893 in Gravelly, Ark. He was only eight years old when his father brought the family to Mt. Pleasant, and a few years later to Vernon. They then moved to Tulia, their home until they came to the Loco community. He was married to Miss Alma Alexander Nov. 29, 1919 at Memphis. Mr. Crawley is survived by his wife of Wellington; three sisters and a brother: Mrs. J. A. Killian of Wellington; Mrs. 0. M. Gunstream of Memphis; Mrs. H. I. Magatagan of Artesia, N.M.; and W.R. Crawley of Wellington.
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