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World War II Veteran
Masonic Graveside Rites for Robert Weldon Crockett, 77, of Spur were held at 9:30 a.m. Monday, August 6, 2001 at the Spur Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur. A Memorial service followed at 10:00 A.M. Monday, August 6, 2001 at the First Christian Church in Spur with the Rev. Jack Alexander and the Rev. Richard Harbison officiating.
Mr. Crockett died Friday, August 3, 2001 at the Covenant Medical Center Lubbock.
He was born October 21, 1923 in Temple, Texas. He married Eloise Sharp July 16, 1945 in Lubbock. He was a member of the Spur Masonic Lodge, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Spur Art Build, and the Spur VFW. He was also a member of the First Christian Church in Spur. He has lived in Dickens County most of his life.
Survivors include his wife, Eloise Crockett of Spur; one son and daughter-in-law, Joe Bob and Charlene Crockett of Spring Hill, Florida; one sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Carl Williams of Midland; and one grandchild, Charles Crockett of Spring Hill, Florida.
The Texas Spur, Thursday, August 9, 2001, page eleven
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
Eloise (Sharp) Crockett, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, went to be with our Savior on the day we celebrate his birth, Christmas Day 2013, at the age of 89. What a fitting day for such a wonderful Christian to be called home.
Eloise was born September 7, 1924, in Alvord, Texas, to John Pinckney and Ora Mae (Denney) Sharp. She was married to Robert (Bob) Weldon Crockett in 1945. Eloise was an active member of the Spur chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star for many years. She worked most of her life as a bookkeeper for several companies, including Rickels Motors in Spur and, most recently, Robert Hall Chevrolet in Jayton. She graduated from Dickens High School and lived in the Spur area most of her life.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Crockett, and brother, Dr. Billy Byers Sharp. Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Joe Bob Crockett of Espuela and his fianc�e Chrystal Madewell of Levelland, grandson Charles Crockett of Spur, sister-in-law Sibyl K. Sharp of Springfield, Missouri, and her beloved nieces and nephew, Chryssa D. Sharp of St. Peters, Missouri, Kendra V. Sharp of Corvallis, Oregon, and Darrin J. Sharp of Fort Collins, Colorado, and many other family members and friends.
Friends and family celebrated her life on Monday, December 30, at 2:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Spur, Texas. Burial followed at the Spur Memorial Cemetery. Services were held under the Direction of Zapata Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Darrin Sharp, Dennis Wyatt, Darrell Clifton, Richard Stewart, Bruce Stewart and Tony Kelley. Honorary pallbearers were Benny Ball, Daniel Garcia, Robert Hall, Jay Hall, Sparky Eckles, Randy Erwin and Ron Austin.
Memorial contributions can be made to Lighthouse for the Blind or another sight or hearing assistance organization.
©Obituary courtesy of Zapata Funeral Home
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