Virginia Robinson Crawford

The beloved heart and precious soul of Virginia Dell Robinson Crawford, passed from this life to the promised presence of her Redeemer on Thursday morning, July 15, 2021.

Virginia passed through a short stay in hospice care, at Baylor All Saints in Fort Worth, TX.  She was surrounded by a number of family members who were able to be by her side.  In the days following the passing of her husband in 1982, Virginia lived in McAllen, TX for a few years before returning to Gainesville to care for her aging father.  She then lived with several different grandchildren and their families, from Keller to Itasca, TX.  In recent years, she enjoyed the wonderful care of her attentive grandson Warren Crenshaw, and his devoted wife Mechelle.  Her two caregivers were adamant and purposed to give Virginia the very best days of life that they were able to provide to her.  Just shy of 101 years old, her clarity of mind and amazing memory, blessed family and friends alike.  Even as her eyes had recently began to grow dim and her hearing a challenge, she lived her life to her fullest, loving her family and friends at every opportunity.

Virginia Dell Robinson Crawford was born on September 3, 1920 to Roy Bolivar Robinson Sr. and Anita Gertrude Hall Robinson of Gainesville.  She grew up in a farm rural setting and spent her growing years helping her father and brother operate their family dairy.  Virginia would recount to her grandchildren of the days as a child, when she would ride in a horse pulled wagon to town with her father in order to bring their fresh milk to market.  She also learned from a very early age, alongside her sister, the valuable life skills in homemaking, sewing, crocheting, gardening, canning, and cooking from her resourceful and talented mother.  Virginia attended school from elementary through college in Gainesville, graduating high school in 1938.  Virginia desired to complete her college education with a nursing degree, however her father felt it would not be in her best interest, for which she respected his wishes.

On July 13, 1940, Virginia married William (Dub) Thomas Crawford of Gainesville.  They began their lives together in humble beginnings.  Dub, managed farm and ranch work for his uncle William Bonner, as Virginia managed their household, raising their two children, Thomas West Crawford and Anita Sue Crawford Cashon.

Friends and family of Virginia have described her personality, talents, and amazing longevity, with the words beautiful, classic, fashionable, trendsetter, talented, creative, award winning, feisty, determined, caring, correcting, giving, generous, loyal, and honest.  She had many amazing qualities.  But, to her family she was all of these things, yet known as their Bama.

While many loved ones and friends have already gone before her, she is preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter, sister and brother-in-law Dorothy Mae and Erwin Caldwell, brother, Roy Bolivar Robinson, Jr. and his wife Pat and also a precious great-grandbaby, Amber Crenshaw.

She is survived by her son Tom Crawford and wife Gladys of Leon, Oklahoma; son-in-law Mike Cashon of Gainesville; grandchildren:  Shelley Crawford Darolf and husband Jimmy of OKC, OK, Suzen Crenshaw West and husband Danny of Gainesville, Warren (Tucker) Crenshaw and wife Mechelle of Itasca, Katy Crawford Clifford and husband Eamon of DC, Maryland, Jana Gayle Crawford Suddereth and husband Ron of Gainesville, and Schawn Cashon and wife Rhonda of Denton; great-grandchildren:  Stephanie Mitchell Springfield and husband Casey of Sapulpa, OK, Lenzi Barthold Holmes and husband Justin, of Keller, John Price of Lindsay, Merrita Crawford of OKC, OK, Chasity Suddereth of Gainesville, Colin and Quinn Scoggins of Denton, Jansci West of Gainesville, Ashley Hall and Brandi Mullany of Monticello, IN, and Joshua Mullany of Dallas; great-great-grandchildren:  Gracie, Lynnly, and Josie Springfield of Sapulpa, OK, Savannah Holmes of Keller, Madison & Mullany Moseley of Monticello, IN, and Makell Hall of Monticello, IN.  She is also survived by many loved nieces, nephews, and cousins, that she also counted as treasured and precious family members to her.

Pallbearers for her upcoming celebration of life are Tom Crawford, Kelly West, Warren Crenshaw, Schawn Cashon, Justin Holmes, and Danny West.

Graveside pavilion services and celebration of her life are scheduled for Sunday, July 18, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville.  Visitation to follow services and graveside placement.