Crocker, Charles Payton, age 90, of Adams
Charles Payton Crocker, age 90, of Adams, Wisconsin died Thursday, November 02, 2017 at University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Adams, Wisconsin. Rev. John Krebs will officiate. Interment will be at the Mt. Repose Cemetery, Friendship, Wisconsin. Military honors will be presented by the Adams County Honor Guard.
Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until the time of service on Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Charles was born December 11, 1926 in Fouke, Mississippi to Benjamin Harrison and Anise (Farmer) Crocker. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Navy. He married Jeanette Elizabeth Pease on December 11, 1955 in Dubuque, Iowa. Charles drove the Ducks in the Dells, Steeple Jack, Ladish Corp., Heitman Corp., and retired from Falk Corp. He and Jeanette returned home to Adams, WI in 1989 following their retirements.
Charles was a master griller of chicken, a Scout Leader for the Boy Scouts, took great pride in teaching his grandchildren about guns and camping and loved spending time with them, and could fix anything.
Charles was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and the Adams VFW Post #6279.
Memorials may be directed in Charles’s memory to Badger Honor Flight, PO 258066 Madison, WI 53725.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Anise (Farmer) Crocker; wife, Jeanette Crocker; daughter-in-law, Colleen Crocker; great-grandson, Gideon Heberer.
Survivors:
Daughter: Peggy (Tom) Strait of Mason, Ohio
Son: Terry (Cookie) Crocker of Friendship, Wisconsin
Son: Jeffrey Crocker of Adams, Wisconsin
Granddaughter: Jillian (Fernando) Farres of Madison, Wisconsin
Grandson: Adam (Mandy) Crocker of Adams, Wisconsin
Grandson: Eric (Katie) Crocker of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Grandson: Jeremy (Jessica) Crocker of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Grandson: Jordan Crocker of Henderson, Nevada
Grandson: Michael Strait of Middletown, Ohio
Grandson: Timothy Strait of Middletown, Ohio
Granddaughter: Danielle Heberer of Adams, Wisconsin
Grandson: Chris (Rita) Heberer of Portland, Oregon
Great-Granddaughter: Kayla Berry
Great-Granddaughter: Adrianna Crocker
Great-Granddaughter: Breanna Crocker
Great-Granddaughter: Cheyenne Crocker
Great-Granddaughter: Myah Crocker
Great-Granddaughter: Kennedy Crocker
Great-Grandson: Ashton Crocker
Great-Grandson: Payton Crocker
Great-Grandson: Benicio Farres
Great-Grandson: Xavier Turgeon
Great-Grandson: Maximus Heberer
Great-Grandson: Lincoln Heberer
Great-Grandson: Roy Heberer
Further survived by many other relatives and friends.
Roseberry’s Funeral Home & Crematory of Friendship, WI is assisting the family.
Source: WRJC.com
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