Mary Crawford

Gaffney, SC - - Mary Lemmons Crawford, 94, of 211 Rolling Hill Circle, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at Cherokee Medical Center.

Born in Gaffney, she was the widow of the late Ralph Crawford and the daughter of the late Buford Lemmons and Bernice Reynolds Lemmons. She enjoyed sewing, flowers, gardening, was a wonderful cook and loved her family and her Lord. Mrs. Crawford was a retired waitress and a member of Bethany Baptist Church.

Surviving is a son, Randall G. Crawford (Donna) of Conway; a daughter, Linda Crawford Dickson of Gaffney; four grandchildren, Kelly Crawford Coggins (Tim), Joseph Bradley Crawford (Erica), Dr. John Robert Dickson (Rosalyn) and Joseph Benjamin Dickson (Mackenzy); five great-grandchildren, Greyson Coggins, Sarah Coggins, Dalton Crawford, Parker Crawford and Amelia Dickson; and a great-great-grandchild, Aiden Coggins; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Crawford was preceded in death by five sisters, Frances Frady, Betty Crawford, Bessie Ree Lavender, Belva Lemmons and Edna Fowler; four brothers, Robert Lee “Joe” Lemmons, Walter Lemmons, Frank Lemmons and Jack Lemmons; and a son-in-law, Larry Dean Dickson.

The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until 2:00PM on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at Blakely Funeral Home. Funeral services will immediately follow at 2:00PM on Thursday, May 28, 2026 in the Blakely Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Phil Gallman and Reverend Roger Ham officiating. Interment will be in Frederick Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Bethany Baptist Church, P.O. Box 698, Gaffney, SC, 29342.

The family will be at the residence.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC