Edna Mae "Bess" Crawford

Edna Mae “Bess” Crawford, 85, of Salem, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021.

Bess is remembered for being a genuinely loving and caring wife and mother. Bess spent many years serving students in the cafeterias of the Salem Public School System.

Bess is preceded in death by her parents, Ada and Gleaves Jessee; son, Mitch Crawford; sisters, Margie Brooks, Louis Phillips, and Peggy Pearcy; as well as her brothers, Garland “Ike”, Chuck, Clayton, and Marvin Jessee.

Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of sixty years, Luther Crawford; daughter, Lisa Engelke (Karl); siblings, Jean Vencill, Esta Maynard, as well as Arland “Mouse” Jessee’ and her special friend Karson Krsul.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 1, 2021, from 2 – 4:00 p.m. at John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, in Salem.

Online Condolences can be made by visiting the funeral home’s website, www.johnmoakey.com.