John Henry Crenshaw, 83, of Madisonville, KY, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 with his wife of 64 years and caregivers by his side.
He was born November 24, 1930 in Madisonville, KY to the late Ben Lynn and Inda Crenshaw.
John was also preceded in death by his brothers, Harry Crenshaw and William Crenshaw; and his sister, Janet Grace Morgan.
I have so many fond memories of my Uncle John. Some are silly as when we would visit and he would ask me if I wanted a Dum-Dum. He loved those silly little suckers. He was a coal miner and a plain and simple wonderful man. He loved his wife and family so much, there was never any doubt. When he had his stroke, he bounced back so much. He loved to go to Rural King and "flirt" with all the women an drink coffee and eat popcorn. He really loved it when Vickie, his daughter, would come down from up state KY and take him for a ride in her Mercedes convertible. She would put the Wheelchair in the back, and off they'd go. He called my dad rebel. He was responsible, sort of, for my parents meeting. When they were in Korea together (Uncle John from KY, dad from GA), they were in the mess tent one day. Uncle John was peeling potatoes because he was the cook. Dad was a Staff Sergeant and was in charge of the mail and office supplies. He brought Uncle John the daily mail. Uncle John took a break and realized he had gotten a letter from home and opened it. There was a photo in it of his wife, Joyce, and her sister, Martha Nell. My dad remarked "who is that?" Uncle John replied that it was his wife and her younger sister.
My dad asked if he could write Martha Nell. They began writing and met in January 1955 and were married in May 1955. They were married until he died 09 Sep 2001. Uncle John and Aunt Joyce and my parents, Gwen and Martha Nell Cunningham South all loved each other so much and loved their spouses so much and so deeply. They are all gone now, and are so missed.
He was born November 24, 1930 in Madisonville, KY to the late Ben Lynn and Inda Crenshaw.
John was also preceded in death by his brothers, Harry Crenshaw and William Crenshaw; and his sister, Janet Grace Morgan.
I have so many fond memories of my Uncle John. Some are silly as when we would visit and he would ask me if I wanted a Dum-Dum. He loved those silly little suckers. He was a coal miner and a plain and simple wonderful man. He loved his wife and family so much, there was never any doubt. When he had his stroke, he bounced back so much. He loved to go to Rural King and "flirt" with all the women an drink coffee and eat popcorn. He really loved it when Vickie, his daughter, would come down from up state KY and take him for a ride in her Mercedes convertible. She would put the Wheelchair in the back, and off they'd go. He called my dad rebel. He was responsible, sort of, for my parents meeting. When they were in Korea together (Uncle John from KY, dad from GA), they were in the mess tent one day. Uncle John was peeling potatoes because he was the cook. Dad was a Staff Sergeant and was in charge of the mail and office supplies. He brought Uncle John the daily mail. Uncle John took a break and realized he had gotten a letter from home and opened it. There was a photo in it of his wife, Joyce, and her sister, Martha Nell. My dad remarked "who is that?" Uncle John replied that it was his wife and her younger sister.
My dad asked if he could write Martha Nell. They began writing and met in January 1955 and were married in May 1955. They were married until he died 09 Sep 2001. Uncle John and Aunt Joyce and my parents, Gwen and Martha Nell Cunningham South all loved each other so much and loved their spouses so much and so deeply. They are all gone now, and are so missed.
John Henry Crenshaw, 83, of Madisonville, KY, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 with his wife of 64 years and caregivers by his side.
He was born November 24, 1930 in Madisonville, KY to the late Ben Lynn and Inda Crenshaw.
John was also preceded in death by his brothers, Harry Crenshaw and William Crenshaw; and his sister, Janet Grace Morgan.
I have so many fond memories of my Uncle John. Some are silly as when we would visit and he would ask me if I wanted a Dum-Dum. He loved those silly little suckers. He was a coal miner and a plain and simple wonderful man. He loved his wife and family so much, there was never any doubt. When he had his stroke, he bounced back so much. He loved to go to Rural King and "flirt" with all the women an drink coffee and eat popcorn. He really loved it when Vickie, his daughter, would come down from up state KY and take him for a ride in her Mercedes convertible. She would put the Wheelchair in the back, and off they'd go. He called my dad rebel. He was responsible, sort of, for my parents meeting. When they were in Korea together (Uncle John from KY, dad from GA), they were in the mess tent one day. Uncle John was peeling potatoes because he was the cook. Dad was a Staff Sergeant and was in charge of the mail and office supplies. He brought Uncle John the daily mail. Uncle John took a break and realized he had gotten a letter from home and opened it. There was a photo in it of his wife, Joyce, and her sister, Martha Nell. My dad remarked "who is that?" Uncle John replied that it was his wife and her younger sister.
My dad asked if he could write Martha Nell. They began writing and met in January 1955 and were married in May 1955. They were married until he died 09 Sep 2001. Uncle John and Aunt Joyce and my parents, Gwen and Martha Nell Cunningham South all loved each other so much and loved their spouses so much and so deeply. They are all gone now, and are so missed.
He was born November 24, 1930 in Madisonville, KY to the late Ben Lynn and Inda Crenshaw.
John was also preceded in death by his brothers, Harry Crenshaw and William Crenshaw; and his sister, Janet Grace Morgan.
I have so many fond memories of my Uncle John. Some are silly as when we would visit and he would ask me if I wanted a Dum-Dum. He loved those silly little suckers. He was a coal miner and a plain and simple wonderful man. He loved his wife and family so much, there was never any doubt. When he had his stroke, he bounced back so much. He loved to go to Rural King and "flirt" with all the women an drink coffee and eat popcorn. He really loved it when Vickie, his daughter, would come down from up state KY and take him for a ride in her Mercedes convertible. She would put the Wheelchair in the back, and off they'd go. He called my dad rebel. He was responsible, sort of, for my parents meeting. When they were in Korea together (Uncle John from KY, dad from GA), they were in the mess tent one day. Uncle John was peeling potatoes because he was the cook. Dad was a Staff Sergeant and was in charge of the mail and office supplies. He brought Uncle John the daily mail. Uncle John took a break and realized he had gotten a letter from home and opened it. There was a photo in it of his wife, Joyce, and her sister, Martha Nell. My dad remarked "who is that?" Uncle John replied that it was his wife and her younger sister.
My dad asked if he could write Martha Nell. They began writing and met in January 1955 and were married in May 1955. They were married until he died 09 Sep 2001. Uncle John and Aunt Joyce and my parents, Gwen and Martha Nell Cunningham South all loved each other so much and loved their spouses so much and so deeply. They are all gone now, and are so missed.
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