Merle Crawley

Merle W. Crawley of Forest City, NC died February 6, 2014 while a resident at Holly Springs Senior Citizens Home in Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
Merle was born October 23, 1936, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to the late John H. West and Daisy W. West. Merle retired from AFA Industries. She was a long time member of the Sandy Mush Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Max G. Crawley, Sr. and an infant son, Steven Douglas Crawley.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Max G. Crawley, Jr. (Butch) and Sandra H. Crawley of Forest City, NC; her daughter and son-in-law, Lisa C. Ray and Phillip A. Ray of Oak Hill, Virginia. There are four grandchildren and two great-grandsons, Jennifer Canipe and husband Robert, Justin Crawley, Jeremy Ray and wife Elizabeth, Dustin Ray, Jaden Canipe, and Zachary Ray. She is also survived by one sister, Barbara W. Wilson and her husband, Boyce Wilson, Jr.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Sandy Mush Baptist Church with Pastor Terry White officiating. Interment will follow at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. until 7:30 P.M. on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Harrelson Funeral Home. Other times, the family will be meeting at the home of Max and Sandra Crawley, 395 Trojan Lane, Forest City NC.
Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, North Carolina 28043.