Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJohn “Willard” Cranford 
Birth23 Jun 1915, Stanly County, NC
Death6 Apr 1993, Thomasville, Davidson County, NC
Burial8 Apr 1993, Holly Hill Memorial Park, Thomasville, Davidson County, NC
FatherCicero Amos Cranford (1888-1969)
MotherMinnie Hagler (1888-1922)
Spouses
Birth11 May 1920, Davidson County, NC
Death13 May 2000, Davidson County, NC
Burial16 May 2000, Holly Hill Memorial Park, Thomasville, Davidson County, NC
Marriage25 Oct 1949, Chesterfield County, SC
ChildrenBetty
Jessie
Brenda
Donna
Sherry
James Freddie
John Eddie
Notes for John “Willard” Cranford
John Willard Cranford
THOMASVILLE - John Willard Cranford, 77, of Route 5, Harrison Hedrick Road died April 6, 1993, at Community General Hospital.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in Holly Hill Memorial Park.
A native of Stanly County, he was a former truck driver for Peace's Poultry, former owner and operator of the Thomasville Diner, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of V.F.W., and the Thomasville Moose Lodge.
Surviving are wife, Mrs. Lois Kennedy Cranford; daughters, Mrs. Betty Hughes of Thomasville, Mrs. Jessie Freeman of Hickory, Mrs. Brenda Hill of Lexington, Mrs. Donna Wright, Ms. Sherry Everhart, both of Thomasville; sons, James Freddie Cranford, John Eddie Cranford, both of Thomasville; sisters, Mrs. Essie Stemper, Mrs. Bessie Stemper, both of Albemarle; brother, Robert Cranford of Randleman; 19 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 tonight.\
News & Record obituary
THOMASVILLE - John Willard Cranford, 77, of Route 5, Harrison Hedrick Road died April 6, 1993, at Community General Hospital.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in Holly Hill Memorial Park.
A native of Stanly County, he was a former truck driver for Peace's Poultry, former owner and operator of the Thomasville Diner, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of V.F.W., and the Thomasville Moose Lodge.
Surviving are wife, Mrs. Lois Kennedy Cranford; daughters, Mrs. Betty Hughes of Thomasville, Mrs. Jessie Freeman of Hickory, Mrs. Brenda Hill of Lexington, Mrs. Donna Wright, Ms. Sherry Everhart, both of Thomasville; sons, James Freddie Cranford, John Eddie Cranford, both of Thomasville; sisters, Mrs. Essie Stemper, Mrs. Bessie Stemper, both of Albemarle; brother, Robert Cranford of Randleman; 19 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 tonight.\
News & Record obituary