Mildred M. Crawford

Mildred Marie Crawford, one of eleven children of William Henry and Iona Mae (Dustin) Gale, was born at Tabor, Iowa on November 16, 1911. She graduated from Tabor High School in 1928 and went to work for the Alfred Clites family at Hastings, Iowa. Mildred met, and in 1937 married, Roy Wayne Crawford of Hastings. Their marriage was blessed with three children, Marie, Dexter, and Roger. The family continued to live in Hastings and when the children were older, Mildred took a job with the Continental Food Corporation in Malvern, Iowa. The company was later purchased by Henningsen Foods where Mildred continued to work until retiring.
Mildred's enjoyments included her family and their activities, cooking, sewing and needlework. Mildred and Wayne had been married for 43 years at the time of Wayne's death on July 6, 1980. Mildred continued to live in her home as long as her health permitted. She later moved to Sheridan, Illinois to live with her son Roger and his wife Louisa. In 1994, Mildred moved to David City, Nebraska to live with her daughter Marie Rountree and her husband Jim. Mildred eventually moved to the St. Joseph Villa nursing home in David City where she died on June 14, 2003. She had attained the age of 91 years, 6 months, and 28 days.
Mildred was preceded in death by her infant son Dexter; parents; husband Wayne; brothers Guy Gale, Elmer Gale, and Ralph Gale; sister Louise Gallaty; and grandson Steven Rountree.
Mildred is survived by her daughter Marie Rountree of David City, Nebraska and son Roger Crawford and his wife Louisa of Gray, Kentucky; 8 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; sisters Hazel Mott of Malvern, Iowa, Ruth Van Leuwen and her husband Woodrow of Bellflower, California, Jean Smith of Shenandoah, Iowa, and Rosalie Allumbaugh and her husband Melvin of Hamburg, Iowa; brothers Earl Gale and his wife Bonnie of Neola, Iowa and Harold "Bud" Gale and his wife June of Parkdale, Oregon; many nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.