Gloria ‘Glo’ Crawford – White Oak
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April 5, 2022

Gloria ‘Glo’ Crawford – White Oak

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Gloria “Glo” Crawford, 96, of White Oak, died March 31, 2022, at home. Born Jan. 5, 1926, in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Chauncey E. and Amelia Jones Paulin and wife of the late William R. Crawford. Glo worked for U.S. Steel as a steel buyer for 20 years and retired from By Jiminee Inc. She was a member of Kephart United Methodist Church, Home Gardeners Club of McKeesport and AARP White Oak Chapter No. 2294. Gloria gave back to her community by volunteering at the McKeesport Hospital Gift Shop, Operation Blessing Food Distribution Mission and was a Girl Scout leader and Cub Scout leader. She enjoyed reading, gardening, canning, baking, cooking, sewing and shopping. Gloria is survived by her children, Linda Crawford Howard and Richard R. Crawford. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy P. Pollock; brother-in-law, Robert L. Pollack; and sister-in-law, Dorothy I. Crawford. Family and friends were received Monday, April 4, 2022, at Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home & Crematory. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at Penn Lincoln Memorial Park. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.jaycox-jaworskifh.com. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, 1 N. Linden St., Duquesne, PA 15110, Light of Life Rescue Mission, 913 Western Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15233 or Carnegie Library of McKeesport, 1507 Library St., McKeesport, PA 15132, Chris Odasso, supervisor.

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