Alfred Crummitt

Obituary of Alfred E. Crummitt

Funeral services for Al Crummitt, 85 year old former Vale, Oregon resident who passed away suddenly Tuesday at his home in Buffalo, Wyoming will be held Thursday, March 4th at 2:00 p.m. from the LDS Church in Vale, Oregon with Bishop Paul Zinie officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday at the church. Interment will be in Valley View Cemetery in Vale with graveside services to follow the funeral. Donations in Al's memory may be made to the LDS Church in Vale in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo, Wyoming or the Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel PO Box 970 Ontario, Or. 

Alfred Edward Crummitt was born on December 22, 1935 in Jewelsburg, Colorado the second child to Alfred and Neoda Crummitt. He moved to Vale, Oregon as a child with his family where he grew up and attended school. He attended Vale High School where his sport was boxing. After high school Al joined the U.S. Air Force where he was an aircraft mechanic. He was married on October 19, 1955 to Joan Nelson in Washington State where Al was stationed with the Air Force. While raising their family Al and loan were stationed in Japan, Alaska, Texas and Oregon and he did two tours of duty in Vietnam and also served in the Philippines Islands. Following a military career that was over 20 years, Al and Joan settled in Vale, Oregon where Joan passed away in October of 2019.

Al loved the mountains, as this is where he and his wife felt closest to God. Following Joan's death he moved to Buffalo, Wyoming where his Heavenly father directed him, which is at the foot of the Big Horns Mountains. He is now reunited with his beautiful wife. As a father, husband, brother, grandfather and friend Al had many talents but most of all he persevered. He served his God, Family and country with honor and dignity. All is well and God be with him until we meet again.

He is survived by three daughters, Sally Kelliher and her husband Jim of Riverton, Wyoming, Donna Blackburn and her husband Jonathon of Fairbanks, Alaska and Janet Riddles and her husband Phillip of Danbury, Connecticut; two sons, Keith Crummitt and his wife Carolyn of Anchorage, Alaska and Roger Crummitt and his wife Maudrena of Preston, Idaho; two sisters Anna Lee Moss of Caldwell, Idaho and Anna Barbara Bennett of California. Both his sisters are a blessing to the family and the family is grateful for their kindness and example of love. He is also survived by eighteen grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and two sisters.

 

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