Obituary - La Plata Home Press 8 Dec 1938 debbiemurphy90added this on 11 Mar 2007 "John L. Crawford died at his home here Friday morning at the age of seventy-four years. He had suffered a stroke of paralysis Wednesday. Mr. Crawford was the son of John L. and Mary Ann Crawford. He was born April 22, 1864 in Adair County on a farm west of Gibbs and lived all of his life in Adair County except the last two years when he moved to LaPlata. He was married to Leota B. Selby August 23, 1883 in Kirksville. To this union eight children were born, two children preceded him in death, Lola L. who died in July 1903 and Hazel I. Thomas who died in March 1927. He is survived by his widow and the following children: Mrs. Eddie Burton, Bozeman, Montana; Mrs. C. M. Spencer, Chicago; and Glen, Ernest, Donald and Junior Crawford all of this community. There are twenty-two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford had been married fifty-five years. They celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1933. Mr. Crawford owned and farmed the old Crawford homestead, west of Gibbs and was an extensive farmer and stock raiser. In early life he became a member of the Methodist Church. He was well known and well liked. Funeral services were held at Gibbs Methodist Church Sunday afternoon conducted by Dr. E. S. Havighurst of the Methodist Church here."