HAROLD JOHN "PEEWEE" CROSSON

WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF MR. HAROLD "PEEWEE" CROSSON, AGE 78, OF IRON CITY, GA. MR. CROSSON PASSED AWAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 13, 2013 AT HIS RESIDENCE. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013 AT 2:30 PM AT THE CHAPEL OF EVANS-SKIPPER FUNERAL HOME WITH REV. JOEL HUDGINS OFFICIATING. VISITATION WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE SERVICE. THE FAMILY WILL HOLD A PRIVATE INTERMENT SERVICE AT OLIVE GROVE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY IN IRON CITY, GA. MR. CROSSON WAS BORN ON MARCH 26, 1935 IN SEMINOLE COUNTY, GA TO THE NOW LATE JOHN BROWN CROSSON AND OUIDA MAE HOWELL CROSSON. HE WAS RETIRED FROM THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND A RETIRED MINISTER. HE WAS A MEMBER OF NOTCHAWAY CHURCH, THE MASONIC LODGE #83 AND AMERICAN LEGION POST #157. MR. CROSSON LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY THREE DAUGHTERS, PAMELA CROSSON LANGSTON OF PANAMA CITY, FL, ELISE ANN CROSSON OF IRON CITY, GA, AND KAREN GRIFFITH AND HER HUSBAND PRESTON OF PELL CITY, AL; HIS GRANDCHILDREN, MICHAEL LANGSTON AND HIS WIFE PATTY OF CRAWFORDVILLE, FL, SHARI SMITH AND HER HUSBAND JASON OF SOPCHOPPY, FL, KEVIN LANGSTON AND HIS WIFE ANSLEIGH OF GRIFFIN, GA, CONNER AND CAEL GRIFFITH BOTH OF PELL CITY, AL, AND GOLIATH CROSSON OF IRON CITY, GA; AS WELL AS HIS GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, HUNTER LANGSTON, AUDREY LANGSTON, KAITLIN SMITH, ALYSSA SMITH, HAYDEN LANGSTON, AND KAEDE LANGSTON. MR. CROSSON IS ALSO SURVIVED BY AN AUNT, JOYCE BRACKIN AND HER HUSBAND FRED OF DONALSONVILLE, GA; A SISTER-IN-LAW, CAROL WILLIAMS OF IRON CITY, GA; TWO BROTHERS-IN-LAW, H.R. WILLIAMS AND JIMMY WILLIAMS AND HIS WIFE MARY; NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS; AS WELL AS TWO SPECIAL CAREGIVERS, KAREN ROGERSON AND KARISA BROCK. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS LOVING WIFE, AVO CROSSON; HIS MOTHER, OUIDA MAE HOWELL CROSSON; HIS FATHER JOHN BROWN CROSSON; HIS STEPMOTHER, BIGAHA CROSSON; AND HIS GRANDMOTHER, VIOLA WILLIAMS. HONORARY PALLBEARERS WILL BE MEMBERS OF THE DONALSONVILLE MASONIC LODGE. FLOWERS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO GENTIVA HOSPICE OR NOTCHAWAY CHURCH.