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Gloria Crawford Obituary
October 1, 2020
Prairie Village, Kansas - Gloria Sharman Crawford of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Thursday October 1, 2020, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Gloria was born on November 3, 1925, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Russell Edgar Moon and Georgina Logan Sharman.
Gloria graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1943 and then attended the University of Arkansas. She married Robert Hanes Crawford in 1943. At a young age Gloria developed a love for dance. She was an accomplished ballet dancer who taught ballet in Chicago. While in Chicago, she was a dancer for a Russian Ballet Company.
Gloria and her family moved to Prairie Village, Kansas, in 1952. Gloria was a member of the Village Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of the P.E.O. Gloria worked for several years at Dixon-Dively Orthopedics. Gloria loved to travel and spend time with her family.
Gloria will be missed by her friends and family. Gloria is survived by her daughter Sharman O'Grady (Pat) and her son Scott Crawford (Jonetta), 12 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Gloria is preceded in death by her parents Russell and Georgina Moon and her daughter Christine Hyde (Robert). A graveside service will be held at a later date.
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Lana Hansen
October 12, 2025
To hear Gloria´s name simply makes me smile.
Patricia Donnelly
May 20, 2021
I just saw this after my brother told me of her passing. She always looked so elegant. I could always talk to her. My sympathy to all of you. You have lost someone so special.
Lana Hansen
November 11, 2020
As one of Gloria's PEO sisters, I just want to say that her style, grace, poise, and kindness was cherished by all of us in Chapter GD. We miss her greatly.
Ruth Holliday
October 24, 2020
Beautiful both inside and out. She was a class act! May she Rest In Peace
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