Sid Crawford

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Sidney “Sid” O’Neal Crawford Sr., 76, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at his home. He was born to the late William and Rosalee Crawford on November 2, 1945 in Harrisburg. He was a Deacon and a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church with his wife, Pat. Sid retired from General Electric and from St. Bernards Senior Life Center as a Meals on Wheels driver. In addition to his parents, Sid is preceded in death by his brothers, W.I. Crawford Jr., Evan Crawford, Gerald Crawford, R.L. “Slick” Crawford, and Rodney Crawford; and sisters, Josephine Edwards, Francis Emmons, and Essie Arnold.

Sid is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Pat Crawford of the home; children, Ginger Espenschied of Springdale, Neal Crawford Jr. (Krisha) of Fayetteville and Patti Neal (Skip) of Houma, Louisiana; brother, Donnie Crawford (Carolynn) of Harrisburg; sister, Nona Bonham of Hot Springs; grandchildren, Russ Neal (Desirae), Morgan Duplantis (Trevor), Courtney Neal, Alizabeth Longshore (Chase), Camryn Espenschied, Rylee Crawford, Juliauna Crawford, and Jase Crawford; great grandchildren, Ava Rae Smith and Greyson Duplantis. Sid also leaves behind a host of other family and friends.

The visitation will be held on Sunday afternoon prior to the service starting at 12:30 p.m.

The service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Emerson Funeral Home with Curtis Shatley and Grey Falanga. Burial will follow at Harrisburg Memorial Park Cemetery with the active pallbearers being Russ Neal, Trevor Duplantis, Chase Longshore, David Wallace, Ryan Long, and Buddy Hosman. The honorary pallbearer will be Jase Crawford.

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