CrawshawFuneralHome.com
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Crawshaw Funeral Home
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This year Crawshaw Funeral Home 1421 Walnut Street Murphysboro, IL. commemorates 75 years of service. This anniversary coincides with the 3rd generation ownership of Crawshaw Funeral Home by Howard Crawshaw, Grandson of the founder. Howard is a successor not only to his Grandfather, but also to his father, Gene Crawshaw who retired in 1993 and his uncle, Bill Crawshaw, who retired in 2005. Howard is a 1982 graduate of the S.I.U.C. Dept. of Mortuary Science and Funeral Service and has worked with his father and uncle since high school. Kevin Beavers of Murphysboro is Crawshaw Funeral Home's one other full time Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer. Kevin is a 2005 graduate of the S.I.U.C. Dept. of Mortuary Science and Funeral Service. Alex Crawshaw, following in his fathers' footsteps, is the 4th generation Crawshaw and a student at Murphysboro High School. He is employed on a part time basis washing cars, caring for the landscaping, and assisting with funeral services. A brief history of Crawshaw Funeral Home. Crawshaw Funeral Home was founded in 1931 by Raymond A. "Ray" Crawshaw, 1903-1986, and his wife Lettie May (McCarter) Crawshaw 1906-1990. They purchased the former Cecil R. Runells Funeral Home located at 1421 Walnut Street where Crawshaw Funeral Home is presently located. At that time the funeral home was a 2-story brick house with a large bay window on the north-east corner, the funeral home occupied the first floor and basement, the second floor was converted to an apartment where the Crawshaw's lived. In 1948 the first of 3 additions to the original 2-story brick home was completed, this addition was to the east and south side of the building, which consisted of a chapel for visitation's and funerals with a pulpit and organ, a casket selection room and a restroom on the ground level, a larger basement with a four-car garage located on the basement level, and additional bedrooms and living space to the second floor apartment. For many years the First Presbyterian Church was located next door to the west of the funeral home, the old soft red brick church was in a state of decline and could not be saved, the Presbyterians had built a new church building. The old church was vacated in 1963 and purchased by Crawshaw Funeral home and raised to make room for a parking lot. In 1968 the second addition was completed, this addition was to the west side of the original funeral home building, and consisted of a second chapel/ visitation room women's and men's restrooms, another four-car garage with an apartment above this garage and a storage warehouse. The third and final addition was in 1973 this addition was to the front (north) side of the building and consisted of a new improved main entrance that is handicapped accessible, conference, and business offices.
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