Leeson David Crookshanks

1924 - 2014  (90 years)

• Name	Leeson David Crookshanks  [1]
  Birth	10 May 1924	Bellwood, Fayette County, WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Oct 2014	Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV   [3]
  Burial	6 Oct 2014	Howard F. Sims Cemetery   [1]
  Person ID	I1557	Crane Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Lee Varo Crookshanks,   b. 25 Jun 1902   d. 3 Jul 1975 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Nellie Mae Sims,   b. 21 Jan 1906, Maywood, Fayette County, WV d. 2 Jul 2001, Dothan, Houston County, AL (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1921  [4]
  Family ID	F1631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christine Belle Carr,   b. 24 Sep 1929, Springdale, Fayette County, WV d. 21 Sep 2011, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1950	Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV   [2]
  Children	1. Kathy Crookshanks   2. Audrey Crookshanks   3. David M. Crookshanks   4. Martha Mae Crookshanks,   b. 5 Jul 1954, Greenbrier County, WV d. 12 Oct 2017, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 63 years)   5. Pamela Crookshanks   6. Living   7. Millie Crookshanks   8. Randall J. Crookshanks
  Family ID	F496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S1244] Obituary, Crookshanks, Leeson David, (Smathers Funeral Home), 3 Mar 2017 (Reliability: 2). [S1107] West Virginia Marriages, 1853 - 1970, 27 Jun 2018 (Reliability: 3). Leeson Crookshanks & Christine Carr [S1244] Obituary, Crookshanks, Leeson David, (Smathers Funeral Home), 3 Mar 2017 (Reliability: 2). Obituary for Leeson David Crookshanks Leeson David Crookshanks Rainelle, WV - Leeson David Crookshanks, 90, passed away Friday, October 3, 2014, in the comfort of his home. Born May 10, 1924, he was the son of the late Lee V. Crookshanks and Nellie Sims Crookshanks. He lived most of his life on the Loops Road and attended the Sturgeon Branch Baptist Church and Chestnut Knob Christian Church. Leeson served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He worked at many jobs including timber cutting, coal mining, railroad worker, truck driver, carpenter, maintenance man at Heartland Nursing Home, and farmer. He also drove an ambulance for the Danese Volunteer Fire Dept. for fourteen years. He was a loving husband, Dad, grandpa, and great-grandpa. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Christine Carr Crookshanks, sisters, Mary Catherine Munn and Glenna Bumgarner Walker, one grandson, Mason Claypool and son-in-law, Teddy Claypool. Survivors include his sisters, Bessie Kenney, Gladys Redden, and Shirley Crookshanks; his children: Kathy Cox (John), Audrey Claypool, David M. Crookshanks (Jeanne), Martha Gipson (Richard), Pamela Arrington (Scott), Timmy Crookshanks, Millie Callison (Kenny), and Randy Crookshanks (Lisa), thirteen grandchildren, and sixteen great-grandchildren. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2014 at Smathers Funeral Chapel with Pastors Marvin Mullins and Kermit Hunter officiating. Burial will follow at Sims & Crookshanks Cemetery on the Loops Road, west of Rainelle. Friends may visit Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Smathers Funeral Chapel in Rainelle. [S1107] West Virginia Marriages, 1853 - 1970, 27 Jun 2018 (Reliability: 3). Nellie Sims & Lee Crookshanks