Glendon Bennett "Bee" Crocker

1923 - 2015  (92 years)

• Name	Glendon Bennett "Bee" Crocker  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Bee
  Birth	26 Feb 1923	Albee Township, Saginaw County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Apr 2015	Saginaw County, Michigan
  Burial	26 Apr 2015	Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Saginaw County, Michigan
  Notes	Obituary Glendon "Be" Crocker Crocker, Glendon "Be" 2/26/1923 - 4/20/2015 Saginaw, Michigan Passed away peacefully on Monday, April 20, 2015 at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center. He was 92 years old. Glendon was born on February 26, 1923 in Albee Township, MI to the late Henry and Florence (Newman) Crocker. He married Vivian R. Ferguson on December 21, 1946 in Saginaw. She preceded him in death on January 21, 2009. Glendon graduated from Saginaw High School. He then joined the Army Air Corp during World War II. While in the service, he was an airplane mechanic serving in the South Pacific. Upon his honorable discharged, he returned to Baker Perkins, Inc. as a machinist. Glendon was a faithful member of Saginaw Valley Church of the Nazarene. In his spare time, Glendon enjoyed hunting and fishing. He will be remembered for his ability to fix just about anything. He is survived by his children: Gary G. Crocker of Saginaw, Carolyn R. (Alan) Cook of Grand Blanc, Randall J. (Jolee) Crocker of West Branch, and Bruce E. (Shawna) Crocker of Stiles, WI; seven grandchildren: Kristen (Jake) Prout, Laura (Jason) Scheffler, Billy (Rynelle) Crocker, Brent H. Killey II, Shannon (Eric) Martinson, Brandon (Jenny) Crocker, and Bryce (Cassie) Crocker; fourteen great-grandchildren; and two brothers: John Crocker and Kenneth (Phyllis) Crocker. Glendon was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Vivian and sister, Dorothy Wilder. FUNERAL: A funeral service for Glendon will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Saginaw Valley Church of the Nazarene, 1815 Tittabawassee Rd. Rev. Allen Sprunger will officiate and burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Military Honors will be conducted by the United States Army and the VFW Post #1859. VISITATION: Friends are welcome to visit with the family at the Deisler Funeral Home, 2233 Hemmeter Rd., (off State) on Sunday, April 26, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Glendon will lie in state at the church on Monday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. MEMORIALS: Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Saginaw Valley Church of the Nazarene or the Christian camp, Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters, Andrews, NC. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family at the funeral home, church or through deislerfuneralhome.com - See more at: http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/saginaw/obituary.aspx?pid=174678782#sthash.ZjOj8irr.dpuf (Research): His half-sister's 2011 obituary listed him as "...John (Bee) Crocker, Saginaw, Michigan."
  Person ID	I5144	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Koch Crocker,   b. 17 Nov 1883, Saginaw County, Michigan d. 30 May 1958, Saginaw County, Michigan (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Florence Roberta Newman,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Albee Township, Saginaw County, Michigan d. 25 Nov 1975, Michigan (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1919  [3]
  Family ID	F2728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vivian Ruth Ferguson,   b. 7 Feb 1924, Midland, Midland County, Michigan d. 21 Jan 2009, Saginaw County, Michigan (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1946	Saginaw County, Michigan   [1, 4]
  	They had four children: Gary Glendon, Carolyn Rae, Randall John, and Bruce Eldon.
  Children	1. Gary Glendon Crocker,   b. 9 Nov 1947, Michigan d. 23 Jan 2022, Michigan (Age 74 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F2348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Feb 1923 - Albee Township, Saginaw County, Michigan Marriage - 21 Dec 1946 - Saginaw County, Michigan Death - 20 Apr 2015 - Saginaw County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, Ward 12 Enumerated 12 April 1930 ED 73-44 SD 9 Sheet 12A Stamped 283 223-281-303 (Reliability: 3). [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982, Shows 15 Nov 1919. (Reliability: 3). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 10, September 1, 1947 (Reliability: 3).