Crawford, Mary Louise 


DIANA -- Funeral services for Mary Louise Perkins Crawford, 74, of Longview, will be 
held 2 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2006, at Walnut Creek Baptist Church in Diana, with 
the Reverend Cecil Nelson of Bessamer, Ala. and the Reverend Teddy Ott, her grandson, 
officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Park Cemetery of Longview, Tex. Funeral 
services will be under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Mrs. 
Crawford passed away Monday, February 6, 2006, in Longview. She was born November 7, 
1931, in Orlando, Fla., to David Roscoe and Olga Zell Perkins. Mrs. Crawford was 
preceded in death by her parents; step-son, Bobby Crawford; and her husband, Noble 
Victor Crawford. She is survived by her daughters, Rosemary Ott and husband, Terry, 
of Diana, and Victoria Smith of Longview; sons, Clark Martin and Michael Smith, both 
of Longview; grandsons, Teddy Ott and wife, Kelly, of Diana, Jay Crawford, and Russ 
Crawford of Longview; and granddaughters, Yolanda McCarty and husband, Don, of Diana, 
Amy Pitman and husband, Kirk, of Dallas, Cherell Dorsey, and Nancy Austin and husband, 
Kenny. She is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren; her brother, Bill Perkins; and 
sister, Betty Joyce. Mary was a loving mother and devoted child of God. She loved the 
Lord and demonstrated His love to those around her. The family would like to thank Sand 
Hill Baptist Church, Walnut Creek Baptist Church, and all the friends and loved ones who 
have shown support. Contact Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana regarding donations. 
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. this evening, February 8, 2006, at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home 
in Diana.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/8/2006.