Kevin Ernest Crawford

Mr. Kevin Ernest Crawford, age 61, of Blackshear, passed away early Saturday afternoon at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House following an extended illness.

Born January 24, 1963, in Columbus, Mississippi, he was a son of Wendy Iris Fielding Crawford and the late Barney Mack Crawford.  He lived most of his life in Pierce County and was a 1981 graduate of Blackshear High School.

A veteran of the United States Air Force, he rose to the rank of Sergeant and served as an Apprentice Ground Radio Communications Specialist for 2 years and as a vehicle operator/dispatcher for 4 years. He also served with the 1973 Communications Group.

After his discharge from the military, he was a mechanic for Swisher International in Waycross and Jacksonville and as a coiler operator for Simmons Mattress Company.

He was a member of Rehobeth Baptist Church and enjoyed playing pool, attending craft fairs, designing tie dye shirts, and caring for sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife as a state certified rehabilitator.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by 2 wives, Tina Gano and Cheryl Ingalls.

Survivors include his wife, Doris Davis Crawford of Blackshear; 4 children, Tiffaney Dryden (fiancé Brandon Perry) of Rincon, GA, Ashley Brown (husband Craig), Jeremy Mucklow (wife Lucy), and Jesse Mucklow, all of Wichita, Kansas; 2 grandchildren, Madison James and Miley Brown; mother, Wendy Crawford of Blackshear; 2 sisters, Teresa Allen of Alma and Cheryl Dubose of Blackshear; mother of his children, Robin Gadsen of Wichita, Kansas; and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

A funeral service will take place Tuesday morning (8/13/2024) at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Hart Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Shiloh Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday one hour prior to the service.

The family request the Blackshear High School Class of 1981 to serve as honorary pallbearers. Please be at the funeral home by 10:40 on Tuesday.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.hartfh.com.

Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.

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