Shirley Crafton

Shirley lived a joyous life with many friends and family and her kindness and humor will forever be a part of everyone who knew her. Shirley was born Shirley Ann Tuggle to Owen Bertrand and Eunice Ross Tuggle on September 19, 1934 in Tampa, FL, where she lived until her family relocated to Evergreen, AL in 1944. Following high school, Shirley attended Auburn University in AL, where she was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi sorority. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education in 1955. Shirley met Robert W. Crafton in Pensacola, FL while Bob was in pilot training and she was a new teacher in her first position. They married June 22, 1957. She supported Bob as a Navy officer's wife until his retirement from the Navy as a Commander in 1977. Shirley taught elementary school in various locations and overseas until she retired in 1996 from Spring, TX ISD with 20 years of service. She and Bob spent a lot of their time in recent years enjoying their bay home on Swan Point overlooking San Antonio Bay in Seadrift, Texas. Shirley is survived by her husband Robert of Sugar Land, TX; her son David, his wife Suzanne and sons Kenneth and Carter Crafton of Houston and Michael Hobbs of Knoxville, TN; and her brother Bert Tuggle and his wife Beverly from Gulf Shores, AL, their three sons and two daughters, along with a number of other relations and loved ones who reside in Florida and Alabama. Shirley is preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Susan Lynn and her son, Kenneth Bertrand, as well as her parents Owen and Eunice. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1400 Radio Lane in Rosenberg with Rev. Rhonda Detenbeck officiating. A private burial will be held at Houston National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2009 in the State Room of Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Home in Rosenberg. The family asks that any flowers be sent to First Presbyterian Church, 1400 Radio Lane, Rosenberg, TX or that, in lieu of flowers, a donation be made to the church's memorial fund in honor of Shirley Crafton mailing address: PO Box 1006, Rosenberg, TX 77471 or 281-342-2076. Words of condolence may be left for the Crafton family at www.davisgreenlawnfh.com. Service arrangements are under the direction of Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Home, 3900 B. F. Terry Blvd., Rosenberg, Texas, 77471, 281-341-8800.

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Shirley Crafton

September 19, 1934 - October 30, 2009