CLAUDE EDWIN CROW

1945 - 2017

CLAUDE EDWIN CROW June 18, 1945 ~ January 16, 2017 Claude Edwin Crow, 71, of Los Molinos, passed away Jan. 16, 2017 in Red Bluff, CA. He was born on June 18, 1945 in Ogden, Utah. Crow was the oldest son of Verdgil Moss Crow and Gertrude Mary Clifford. Claude was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he was baptized by his father on July 30, 1953 and confirmed a member of the church on Aug. 2, 1953. Growing up he spent his summers at his grandparent's farm in Eden, Utah, he spent his teen years living on the Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where his father was a civil engineer. His family was among those who were evacuated during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Claude and his brother and sisters left the island with their mother aboard the U.S.S. Upshur, while his father stayed behind to work for the government. They were reunited after the crisis was averted. Claude was the first young man to earn the Boy Scouts of America Eagle rank on the naval base while a member of the Sea Scouts. He also was the first young man to earn the LDS faith's Duty to God award on the base. He graduated from William T. Sampson High School in 1964 and enlisted in the United States Marines. After serving for five years in the Marines Corp, Claude moved to the Lancaster, CA area where he met Sandra Kay Dolly, the two were married and sealed for time and all eternity in the Los Angeles LDS Temple on Sept. 16, 1970. The couple bought a home and began a family. While living in Lancaster their first two sons, Jerry and Jeff where born. Claude was employed as a school maintenance worker and Sandra as a teacher. The couple moved to Corning in 1978 to live closer to Sandra's parents Samuel and Pearl Elder who had moved to the Richfield area. In Corning a third son, Sam was born. They moved to Los Molinos in 1979. Claude worked as a cutter at Tehama Wood Products, later Premdor, where he retired in 2001 after 23 years. He was active in the Boy Scout program serving first as Scoutmaster in Troop 108 and later in Troop 92. He was an Elder in the church and his church service included executive secretary to the bishopric in Lancaster as well as a leader in the Young Men program, and secretary in the Sunday School program in Corning. Claude was a loving husband and proud father and "Papa" to his grandchildren. He also loved his pets and grandpets. He worked hard to maintain a good home, provide for his family and be a good neighbor. He was known for his strong opinions and was a proud Republican. He was also known for carrying his signature cane. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Sandra Crow of Los Molinos, and his three sons: Claude Jerome "Jerry" Crow of Los Molinos; Jeffrey Odgen (Cori) Crow of Los Molinos; and Samuel Bernard (Jason Elam) Crow of Red Bluff. He is also survived by his sister Linda Crow (Michael) Brady of Utah, and brother Verdgil (Darlyne) Crow of Malad, Idaho. He is also survived by five grandchildren. He is predeceased by his parents and two sisters Mary Margret Crow and Patsy Crow (Harvey Dee) Elliot. Funeral services were held on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at the Corning Ward LDS Church, he was buried at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Corning. Arrangements were handled by Halls Brothers Mortuary in Corning.