June Marilyn Moore Crawford was born January 25, 1936, in Boynton, Oklahoma, to Flossie A. Groover Moore and Glenn W. Moore. She went to be with the Lord February 16, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 87. Due to her fathers employment in the oilfield she moved a lot growing up, living in Oklahoma, Illinois, and Kansas. She completed her secondary education in Douglass, Kansas, graduating with the Douglass High School Class of 1954. Marilyn married Alvin E. Crawford on August 4, 1957, in Winfield, Kansas. They moved to Tulsa in 1958, moving to Owasso in 1959. In 1981, they moved to South Carolina where she enjoyed babysitting, then moving back to Owasso in 1991. Marilyn was a homemaker, a telephone operator in Winfield, and a secretary with an insurance office in Tulsa. Later in life she worked at Baptist Book Store, Arby’s and Yale Cleaners. She enjoyed a variety of pastimes including sewing, baking, reading, working crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles, and tracing the genealogies of her and Alvin’s families. After Alvin retired, they traveled around the country doing genealogy and sight-seeing. Their travels included Alaska, a place she really enjoyed visiting. One common joke was that she put up with Alvin and his ways.
Those she leaves behind who hold many cherished memories include: Her husband of over 65 years; Alvin Children; June Roop and husband Frank, of Bethany, Oklahoma Sonja Sides and husband Chris, of Owasso, Oklahoma Grandchildren; Melissa Brooks and husband Adam, of Tulsa, Oklahoma Aaron Sides, of Fort Riley, Kansas Glenn Sides of Tulsa, Oklahoma Great granddaughter; Maysen Sides, of Texas She was preceded in death by her parents, younger sister, Joyce Hardymon, and daughter, Teresa Crawford. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at Mowery Funeral Service in Owasso.
Funeral Service will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 23, 2023, at Mowery Funeral Service Chapel with Pastor Kirby Skaggs officiating. Final resting place will be at Haskell Cemetery in Haskell, Oklahoma. The family requests memorial contributions be made in Marilyn’s memory to Clarehouse, 7617 South Mingo Road, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74133, or https://www.clarehouse.org/ . Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso. www.moweryfs.com
