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Naomi Crawford, 99, of Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Greenville, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, in Aberdine Village, Olathe, Kansas. Graveside services will be Saturday, March 22, 2008, at East Mount Cemetery with Rev. Marvin McDaniel officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, 10:00 AM until service time at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.
Mrs. Crawford was born in Meridian, Texas on June 21, 1908, the daughter of John William Bost and Nancy Roana Earnhart Bost. She was married to Lawrence Crawford. He preceded in death in 1973.
Mrs. Crawford and her husband owned and operated Crawford's Car Agency and Crawford's Grocery Store in Greenville for many years. She was a member of the College Church of The Nazarene, Olathe, Kansas and a former member of the First Church of The Nazarene in Greenville. She graduated from Southern Nazarene University, formerly Bethany Peniel College in Bethany, Oklahoma and taught school for five years in Bethany before her marriage. She moved to Olathe, Kansas after Mr. Crawford's death and became manager of the MidAmerica Nazarene University Bookstore before retiring after 10 years.
She is survived by her daughter, Donna Crawford-Gentry and husband Kale and son, Will Crawford and wife Dru. Also surviving are four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be made to Ministerial Scholarship Fund at MidAmerica Nazarene University.