William \Bill\"" Ross Crawford Obituary (1937 - 2007)

Mr. William Ross Bill Crawford, 69, of Madisonville, KY, died Thursday, June 7, 2007, at 5:45 P.M., at Owensboro Medical Health Systems in Owensboro, KY. \ Born December 12, 1937, in Madisonville, he was the son of the late William Cody Crawford and Jennie Kathryn Ashby Crawford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Jen Crawford. \ He was the owner of Codys Steakhouse in Madisonville and B.B.Q. by Cody in Nebo, KY. He was a licensed explosive blaster; an avid B.B.Q.er, hunter & fisherman. He was a Kentucky Colonel and loved his grandkids. \ Mr. Crawford is survived by a daughter, Aimee Crawford Goodwin of Smyrna, TN; two sons, Monty Ross Crawford and William Shane Crawford, both of Madisonville; a sister, Loretta Webb of Madison, TN, and seven grandchildren. \ Funeral services will be Monday, June 11, 2007, at 11:00 A.M., at the Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Rob Wilson and Chris Goodman officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. \ Pallbearers will be Jeff Webb, Stephen Durham, Mark Troop, Glenn Lynn, Ernest Champion, Donnie Webb and Jerry Rhoads. \ Visitation will be Sunday, from 3:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., and from 9:00 A.M. until the service time on Monday at the funeral home. \ Memorials may take the form of donations to The Crawford Business/Culinary Scholarship Fund c/o Madisonville Community College, 2000 College Drive, Madisonville, KY 42431. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \