Joseph Crockett Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

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Roanoke, Virginia

Joseph Pierce Crockett, 88, of Galax, died on November 8, 2008. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 61 years, Helen Spraker Crockett. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Jerry Wolford, of Glen Allen, Va.; grandsons, John Wolford, of Glen Allen, and Jack Wolford and...

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I knew Joe years ago when I worked for the Roanoke Times as head of its Southwest Virginia Bureau in Wytheville (my hometown). We agreed that we were almost certainly related, but had no idea how. Today (Sunday) I was able to trace that connection in Wayne Kirn's 1996 genealogy book. By my calculation, Joe and I were 5th cousins, once removed. We also had WWII Navy duty and radio connections in common. (I worked part-time at WYVE in the 1950's and WDNC-AM and WDCG-FM were affiliated with the...

Alex T. Crockett

November 10, 2008 | Durham, NC

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help at this time.

Glenda Forester

November 09, 2008 | Galax

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