Crystal Michelle “Shell” Crawford 48, was born in Cherokee County and was a daughter of the late Bennie Junior Crawford and Annie Maude Surratt Crawford.

Early in life, she accepted Christ as her Savior and joined Buck Shoals Baptist Church. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant and a former employee of Autumn Care Nursing Home.

“Shell” loved the Lord, her daughter, her mother, and her family, her many friends, and people in general. She will always be remembered for the love she gave to all.

She answered the Master’s call on Thursday, July 21st, in Rutherford Hospital, Rutherfordton, NC.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: a daughter, Chelsea Maria Crawford (Jerome), of Mooresboro, NC; grandchildren, India Michelle Davis and Xavier Jerome Davis, both of Forest City, NC; a sister, Teannie Shelton; stepsister, Michelle Carpenter, of Forest City; nieces, Christina Michelle Shelton, Porcha Ann Carpenter; nephews, Bennie Micheal Shelton and Christopher Carpenter, of Forest City; a great niece, Shantel Carson; great nephew, Jamar Carson; a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral Service will be Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 12:00 noon., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel. Interment will follow in Fernandez and Crawford Cemetery, in Chesnee, SC.