Mabel Garvin Crawford

AIKEN, SC -- MRS. MABEL GARVIN CRAWFORD, 90, widow of Herbert Boyd Crawford, died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Wagener, SC on June 25, 1919, Mrs. Crawford was a daughter of the late Ottice and Annie Lou Miller Garvin. She lived most of her life in Wagener and had six brothers; Cecil, Connie, Quincey, Ottice, Jr., Frank and Earl. Mabel served in the United States Navy WAVES during World War II as a cryptographer working to break German codes, thus helping to bring the war to an end. She was a member of the Navy League, WAVE National White Cap Association and the Cryptographic Association. She was a lifetime member of DAV, VFW and American Legion. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Wagener, Pairs & Squares and Sunny Monday at St. John's United Methodist Church. Mrs. Crawford is survived by her brother Frank and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday at Shellhouse - Rivers Funeral Home in Aiken with Rev. Tommy Huddleston officiating. Interment, with Military Honors will follow in Wagener Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 4 PM Sunday. At her request, please send memorial contributions to a favorite charity. Please sign the online guest register at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Mabel Garvin Crawford, please visit our flower store.