MR. Robert Lester Crocker

MR. Robert Lester Crocker obituary, Philadelphia, MS

MR. Robert Lester Crocker

Robert Crocker Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Graveside memorial service for Mr. Robert Lester Crocker will be held at 1 PM Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
Robert L. Crocker, 59, died Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Spokane, WA He was a native of Philadelphia, MS and a long-time resident of Spokane. During his early years, Robert traveled extensively, living in Greece, France and Egypt. After returning to the United States, Robert lived in Anchorage, Alaska, several years before making his home in Spokane, WA.
Robert's parents, Bobby Z. Crocker and Joan Hayes Crocker predeceased him. He was also predeceased by his half-brother, Richard L. (Ricky) Eakes and his maternal grandmother, Dorothy J. Mooney. Robert is survived by his two half-sisters, Stacy Crocker Love and April Crocker Petty, and by his half-brother Jonathon B. Crocker, Philadelphia, MS, and by his aunt, Deborah Mooney Ellis, of Madison, MS, and by his uncle, David Hayes, of Cartersville, GA, and by his soulmate, Leslie Ann Allen of Spokane, WA.

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