Donald Crawford was born to Mary Elizabeth Crawford-Howard and the late William Biggers on November 22,1944 in Lowell, North Carolina and was reared by his maternal grandparents, Fitzule and Ida Ophelia Crawford. Donald was called home on August 21, 2021.

Donald was a graduate of Reid High School and attended Morehouse College in Atlanta. While at Morehouse he was a proud member of the esteemed Morehouse Glee Club.

Since the early age of eight months old, Donald has loved music. Throughout his life’s journey, he has had a commitment to serve, whether it was service to his country in the United States Army, or through his service to the Lord with the Ministry of Music. He was the Minister of Music at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church and Woodland Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC. He regularly attended the Thomas Dorsey Gospel Music Conference. He passed his love and appreciation of music to his niece, Brianna. Don worked and retired from Sears Roebuck and Company in a managerial position for over thirty years.

Don loved his family and was the connector between family members in and out of state. He will be fondly remembered as one who fussed and kept us laughing. He was a big Carolina Panthers fan.

He is survived by his mother Mary Elizabeth Crawford-Howard, sister, Cheryl Lynn Howard, niece, Brianna Elizabeth Howard and a host of loving cousins, family and friends.

“YOU HAVE LEFT OUR LIVES, BUT YOU WILL NEVER LEAVE OUR HEARTS”

Funeral arrangements are as follows:

PLACE: Greater Mt. Hebron Baptist Church 732 Mt. Hebron Church Road Gastonia, North Carolina 28054

DATE & TIME: Friday, August 27, 2021 AT: PRIVATE

BURIAL: Salisbury National Cemetery Salisbury, North Carolina (Tuesday, August 31, 2021 @ 10:00 A.M.)

Public viewing at the funeral home Thursday (8-26-2021) from 3:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.