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Walter Croft Obituary
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CROFT, Walter Donald DON CROFT Don Croft, age 82 died February 02, 2010 in London, KY. He previously lived in Peachtree City, GA. He was born April 9, 1927 in Trilby, FL to the late William and Mary Croft. Mr. Croft was married to his one love, Juanita Rhoden Croft for 59 years and widowed in 2006. Survivors include his daughter, Donna Jean Grimes of London, KY, 3 grandchildren; Danny Davis of Dallas, GA, Beth Davis Crowe of Cumming, GA and Katie Grimes Ellis of Maysville, KY. Also, are three great-grandchildren; Jacob Crowe, Pace Davis and Case Ellis. Also surviving is his sister, Marie Massey of Sorrento, FL. Mr. Croft graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from Atlanta Law School in 1948. He was in the Trucking business all of his adult life, having worked for Overnight Transportation, Brown Transport and retired as President of Transus Intermodal in 1998. He was a Mason, Scottish Rite, a 32nd Degree Shriner and a member of Peachtree City Christian Church. Services will be held Saturday, February 06, 2010 @ 2pm in the Chapel of Peachtree City Christian Church in Peachtree City, GA, Dr. George Dillard presiding. Our Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Brother and Friend will always be remembered for his great generosity, honesty and genuine love for his family and friends.
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February 5, 2010
My sympathies at your loss of a lovely man....a wonderful Grandfather, great grandfather and superb human being.
I am grateful to have known him.
With love,
Charlene Fisch
Clayton, Georgia
Gary Teller
February 5, 2010
I was saddened to read of Don's passing. He & I first met in 1978 in Savannah when I began working in the international shipping business and he was with Brown Transport. During the next 20 years I came in contact with him often, both in Savannah and Atlanta. Don conducted business not only honestly and intelligently, but in a very friendly and soft spoken manner. To his family, please accept my condolences on your loss.
Larry & Deborah Crowe
February 4, 2010
To the Family of Don Croft,
Our hearts are filled with sadness at your loss of Don better know to us only as (Papa). We can only imagine the pain you feel now but we wanted to let you know that our loving thoughts are with you all. He was a jewel among us, always giving us a shining example of kindness and caring. We loved the times we shared with Don and Juanita. Don was the kind of person you enjoyed to be around .We know he loved his family very deeply and everyone will miss him terribly.I hope it helps to have the reassurance that Don and Juanita are together and we will see them again one day.
With our deepest sympathy,
God Bless
February 4, 2010
To the Croft family
May you find strength in each other and comfort in the memories that you each share. L.Browning
Joyce Smith
February 4, 2010
I worked with Don for several years at Transus and came to love and respect him very much. He was always a true gentleman and treated everyone in the same manner whether you were in management or just sweeping the floor. He loved wearing sweaters and looked so dapper in them. We have certainly missed him in the past few years and will always remember his smile and quick wit.
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