Charles Ligon Crenshaw Jr.

Charles Ligon Crenshaw Jr., 81, of 7 Pemberton Drive, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at Oakmont Nursing Center.

Born in Anderson County, he was the husband of Gladys Rochester Crenshaw, and son of the late Charles Ligon Crenshaw Sr. and Ina Elizabeth Price Crenshaw.

Mr. Crenshaw was a 1940 graduate of Parker High School, and for 30+ years he served with the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves. He was owner of Charlie's Machine Shop and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Greenville First Ward.

Mr. Crenshaw co-founded with Benny Campbell the "Southern Guns of Thunder", and for many years had built and fired cannons at concerts at Furman University, Brevard Music Center and at other concerts throughout the South.

In addition to his wife of 60 years he is survived by daughters, Jeannie Crenshaw Bowers and husband David, of Simpsonville, and Mary Crenshaw "Tiger" Reeves and husband Keith, of Greenville; a son, Charles L. Crenshaw III and wife Patti, of Greenville; a sister, Inez Barbaeri, of New York state; granddaughters, Beth Covil, Angie Chambers, Amy Boyer, Abbey Reeves and Kelsey Crenshaw; a grandson, Charles Ligon "Chas" Crenshaw IV; and five great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by sisters, Othella Jamison, Marie Brown and Mary Timmons.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Thomas Mcafee Funeral Home, Northwest.

Funeral services will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Confederate Museum, 15 Boyce Ave., Greenville, SC 29601; or Missionary Fund at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, First Ward, 400 Farrs Bridge Road, Greenville, SC 29617.