Jim Crabtree

Graveside services for Jim Crabtree, 91, will be held on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Evergreen Cemetery in Ranger Texas at 2:00pm. Rev. Gary Murphy (nephew) will be officiating and the Masons will be conducting their Masonic ceremony.
Mr. Crabtree passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 in Flint, TX. He was born on October 14, 1929 in Ranger, TX to William Burton Crabtree and Alice Pearl Whitmire Crabtree. After graduating from Ranger High School In 1946, he enlisted in the US Army and served as a Military Police Officer. He received the World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal – Japan. Following his military service, living in Waco, TX, Jim became a Free Mason, graduated from Baylor University, and went on to have a successful career in the sales of industrial instrumentation field. Following retirement, he and his wife enjoyed traveling full-time in their RV and fishing. In 2004, they settled in Flint, TX.
Jim is survived by his wife, Ruby; son, Jimmie M. Crabtree; daughter, Debra Pitts and husband, Don; son Tony D. Crabtree and wife, Margaret; grandchildren Eric Carlson and wife, Joanna; Elinda Carlson, and Cassandra Crabtree; great-grandson Trevis Carlson. He is also survived by many extended family members.
Jim is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Arthur; niece, Patricia Matonis; sister, Fay Bargsley and husband, Coy; half-brothers, Jack and Raymond Murphy, and other family members.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to:
Strawn Masonic Lodge #906, PO Box 214 Strawn, TX. 76475
The Hospice of East Texas in Tyler, TX. (hospiceofeasttexas.org)
Brown Trail School of Preaching 1801 Brown Trail Bedford, TX. 76021