Crawford, George Michael "Mike"

Memorial services for George Michael "Mike" Crawford, 60, of Longview 
will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at the chapel of Rader 
Funeral Home in Longview, with the Rev. Lance Ray Larrison officiating. 
The family will receive friends following services. Cremation 
arrangements are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home.

Mike was born December 21, 1946, in Gladewater, Texas, to George and 
Lee Crawford and died Sunday morning at his residence.

Mr. Crawford served his country in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam 
and was a member of Oakland Heights Baptist Church. Mike worked as a 
self-employed private process server for the last 16 years and was 
previously employed as a juvenile probation officer for Gregg County 
for 21 years.

Mike was preceded in death by his father, George Francis Crawford Jr.

He is survived by his wife, Vicki Crawford of Longview; son, Michael 
Crawford Jr. and wife, Donna, of Austin; grandchildren, Deanna Lee 
Crawford and George Aaron Crawford, both of Austin; stepsons, Wade 
Winningham of Frisco, Texas, and Barry Winningham of Longview, Texas; 
and his mother, Lee Crawford of Longview.

The family asks that memorial donations be made to Heart'sWay Hospice, 
1306 Pine Tree Road, Longview, TX 75604.

A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/12/2007.