01/08/2025
Leither Marie Keele Crawford, 81, of Center, passed away Friday, January 3, 2025, in Nacogdoches.
Graveside service will be held at 2pm, Saturday, January 11, 2025, at White Rock Cemetery in Center with visitation beginning at 12-noon at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center.
Born July 22, 1943, in Nacogdoches, Leither is the daughter of Arthur Lafayette Keele and Reba Deola Tindol Keele. She loved to quilt and sew.
She is survived by:
Sons:
Raymond Crawford of Nacogdoches
James Crawford and wife Pam of Weatherford
Grandchildren:
Kevin Crawford
Coleman Crawford
Thomas Crawford
Lonnie Whitton
Marissa Escobedo
Several great-grandchildren
Sisters:
Nora Belle Fults of Center
Joyce Ann Tubbs of Palestine
She is preceded in death by her husband, Mervil Ray Crawford; daughter, Pamela Annette Crawford; parents, Arthur Lafayette Keele and Reba Deola Tindol Keele; sisters, Ora Mae Watkins and Minnie Ola Amidon; and brothers, Arthur Daniel Keele, Audrey Howard Keele, and Randall Lawrence Jones.
Pallbearers will be Lonnie Whitton, Allen Whitton, Thomas Crawford, Coleman Crawford, Kevin Crawford, and David Beeason.
Online condolences and tributes can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com.
