Dorothy 'Dodie' (Lewis) LaMon Crawford was the 5th of 8 children born to:
E. F. (Edward Floyd) Lewis, b. May 26, 1880 in Urbana, Champaign co., IL. and d. Nov. 19, 1960 in Long Beach, L.A. co., CA. &
Ethel (Godfrey) Lewis Harwood, b. Sep. 21, 1885 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Dec. 24, 1965 in San Gabriel, L.A., CA.
E.F. and Ethel Lewis' children were:
1. Floyd Addison Lewis, b. Aug. 9, 1907 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Apr. 23, 1984 in L.A., L.A., CA.
2. Thomas Edwin Lewis, b. Feb. 22, 1909 in L.A. co., CA. and d. Aug. 2, 1979 in San Francisco, San Francisco co., CA.
3. James Earl Lewis, b. Apr. 19, 1912 in L.A. co., CA. and d. Aug. 6, 1996 in San Gabriel, L.A., CA.
4. Stanley Jackson Lewis, b. Oct. 17, 1914 in Los Angeles co., CA. and d. Jul. 7, 1978 in San Diego co., CA.
5. Dorothy Lewis (twin), b. Jan. 19, 1916 in L. A., L.A., CA. and d. Dec. 11, 1990 in Pasadena, L.A., CA.
6. Marjorie Lewis(twin), b. Jan. 19, 1916 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Feb. 22, 2007 in Polk County, NC.
7. Ethel Lewis, b. Oct. 24, 1918 in Los Angeles, L.A., CA. at 2:15 a.m. and died the same day at 8:10 a.m. at Angelus hospital in Los Angeles, L.A., CA.
8. Ruth Cora Lewis, b. Oct. 19, 1921 in L.A., CA. and d. in Cardiff by the Sea, San Diego, CA.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 4 yr. 11 mth. old (twin), Dorothy ('Dodie') Lewis, was living in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA. with her
39 yr. old father, E. Floyd Lewis, a business manager for a pumps company, b. in IL.
34 yr. old mother, Ethel F. Lewis, b. in CA.
12 yr. old brother, Floyd G. Lewis, b. in CA.
10 yr. old brother, Thomas E. Lewis, b. in CA.
7 yr. old brother, James E. Lewis, b. in CA.
5 yr. old brother, Stanley J. Lewis, b. in CA.
4 yr. 11 mth. old twin sister, Margerie ('Marj') Lewis, b. in CA.
Ethel's parents were b. in the U.S.
E. Floyd's father was b. in IN. and his mother in IL.
*Note: Dodie had another sister, Ethel, who was stillborn, and daughter, Ruth was born in 1921.
Dodie's twin sister, Marjorie 'Marj' (Lewis) married 1) Charles Gilbert 'Gil' Girdlestone 2) Chuck Austin.
'Dodie' married, first:
Von Dale LaMon of Long Beach, California in March of 1935. There were three children born from this marriage;
1. Von Charles Lamon, b. Jan. 25, 1936 and d. Mar. 19, 1997 in Los Angeles Co., CA.
2. Dale Thomas LaMon (a twin), b. Jan. 25, 1936 and d. Mar. 31, 1996 in Orange Co., CA.
3. Marjorie 'Midge' Yvonne LaMon.
In the 1936 and Long Beach, California, City Directory,
Dorothy ('Dodie') Lamon and Von Dale ('Bondy') LaMon were living at 27 W. 20th in Long Beach, L.A, CA.
In the 1939 Long Beach Directory, Dorothy and Von Dale were living at 3029 Chestnut Av. in Long Beach, L.A., CA.
In the Apr. 6, 1940 United States Federal Census, 23 yr. old Dorothy Loman (LaMon), b. in CA., was living in a home (not a farm) she and her husband were buying, valued at $3500 at 3029 (Chestnut Ave.) in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA. with her
51 yr. old husband, Van (Von) D (Dale) Loman (LaMon), a salesman for a natural grocery store, b. in TN.
4 yr. old (twin) son, Von C. Loman (LaMon), b. in CA.
4 yr. old (twin) son, Dale T. Loman (LaMon), b. in CA.
'Bondy' and 'Dodie' were living in the same place in 1935.
The highest grade 'Dodie' had completed was her junior year of high school. There was no entry for how far 'Bondy' had gone in school.
'Bondy' worked 26 weeks in 1939. His income was listed as $1,500 per year.
He had no income from other Sources.
Bondy had been out of work for 12 weeks.
On Apr. 12, 1948, Dodie's husband, Bondy' died.
Dodie married, second:
Robert Brace Penn Crawford. Brace was born Jan. 26, 1899 in MO. and d. at home in Oxnard, Ventura county, CA. on Aug. 7, 1975. (Brace was married twice before: On May 9, 1939, 40 yr. old Brace married 37 yr. old Marjorie Mather in Jackson, MO.) Dodie and Brace did not have children, but he had two daughters from a previous marriage: Roanna and 'Sissy'.
For years, Dodie and Brace lived at 5102 Beachcomber in Oxnard, CA., within easy walking distance from the beach.
The Press-Courier (Camarillo, CA.), P. 17, Thu., Aug. 29, 1963
Mrs. Dodie Crawford executes colorful mosaics
What started out as a hobby - that of making mosaics - may well turn into a thriving business for Mrs. Dodie Crawford of 5102 Beachcomber, Oxnard Shores.
Mrs. Crawford began making mosaics in 1959, when she used ceramic bathroom tiles in executing her designs. These worked out so well that she invested in more expensive tiles, such as Venetian glass, and three months ago made her first sale, an abstract, to a San Francisco art critic.
Her favorite mosaic, however, is the Empress Theodora which was done in Byzantine imported from Venice, Italy.
“I’ve been told that Byzantine is a real art and not a craft,” Mrs. Crawford advised. Her Empress, which has been sold to Col. and Mrs. D.M. Perdew of Omaha, Neb., is three by four feet and weighs 35 pounds. It took her three months to execute it.
She is also working with Byzantine on Emperor Justinian of the same period. Both sketches were made from pictures of mosaics in the Choir at San Vite, Ravenna, Italy.
Another favorite is the “family tree” mosaic, which measures five feet by 1 foot and hangs over the range at the Crawford home. It depicts the family’s interests: a horse, since horse faces are Mrs. Crawford’s hobby; their daughter playing the organ; a house; and cat, inasmuch as the Crawfords have a Siamese.
“An Alhambra family has ordered a 72 by 19-inch mosaic of their family tree, too,” Mrs. Crawford said. A Model-T Ford and a model will be among the pictures depicted.
Mrs. Crawford works her sketches out with pencil and paper. She then scotch tapes the bits of Venetian glass or Byzantine to the paper and studies the result before gluing it to her sketch. She executes the color scheme as the picture progresses.
Besides abstracts, plaques and ashtrays, Mrs. Crawford has made tops for six coffee tables. One of these, a fish design, took third place at the Pomona County Fair in 1960. She took her ideas for the design from material in the national Geographic.
Another coffee table top in the Crawford home bears the family coat-of-arms with the motto, “sine late nota” which means “name without stain.”
Mrs. Crawford has never taken lessons in mosaics, although she has a strong background in art. She studied life drawing four years in Alhambra, oil painting in Oxnard, and ceramics in Ventura.
Other hobbies pursued by Mrs. Crawford are bridge and gardening. Among her favorite flowers are tuberous begonias and fuchsias.
Mrs. Crawford is married to R.B. Crawford, U.S.N.R. retired and now working as an engineer in Pt. Mugu’s Range Development center.
The couple has a daughter, Mrs. James E. Farr of Sells, Ariz., formerly employed in the finance office at City Hall.
Dodie died at the age of 74 in Pasadena, L.A. county, CA. of cancer. She is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California in the same Mausoleum (El Portal de la Paz) as her mother, Ethel (but in the Seclusion Dawn section, Lot N, Grave 23. She is in the last row on the right, 2nd niche from the top. Her niche does not yet have a marker.
Star-News (Pasadena, L. A., CA.) - P. D2
Wed., December 12, 1990
CRAWFORD - Dorothy L. Crawford passed away December 11, 1990. She was a third generation native Californian. (*Note: Her mother, Ethel, was born in Los Angeles, California and her father, E. Floyd Lewis was born in Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois.)
Survived by her daughter; Marjorie Y. Farr; sons, Von C. and Dale T. LaMon; sisters, Marjorie Austin (
E. F. (Edward Floyd) Lewis, b. May 26, 1880 in Urbana, Champaign co., IL. and d. Nov. 19, 1960 in Long Beach, L.A. co., CA. &
Ethel (Godfrey) Lewis Harwood, b. Sep. 21, 1885 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Dec. 24, 1965 in San Gabriel, L.A., CA.
E.F. and Ethel Lewis' children were:
1. Floyd Addison Lewis, b. Aug. 9, 1907 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Apr. 23, 1984 in L.A., L.A., CA.
2. Thomas Edwin Lewis, b. Feb. 22, 1909 in L.A. co., CA. and d. Aug. 2, 1979 in San Francisco, San Francisco co., CA.
3. James Earl Lewis, b. Apr. 19, 1912 in L.A. co., CA. and d. Aug. 6, 1996 in San Gabriel, L.A., CA.
4. Stanley Jackson Lewis, b. Oct. 17, 1914 in Los Angeles co., CA. and d. Jul. 7, 1978 in San Diego co., CA.
5. Dorothy Lewis (twin), b. Jan. 19, 1916 in L. A., L.A., CA. and d. Dec. 11, 1990 in Pasadena, L.A., CA.
6. Marjorie Lewis(twin), b. Jan. 19, 1916 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Feb. 22, 2007 in Polk County, NC.
7. Ethel Lewis, b. Oct. 24, 1918 in Los Angeles, L.A., CA. at 2:15 a.m. and died the same day at 8:10 a.m. at Angelus hospital in Los Angeles, L.A., CA.
8. Ruth Cora Lewis, b. Oct. 19, 1921 in L.A., CA. and d. in Cardiff by the Sea, San Diego, CA.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 4 yr. 11 mth. old (twin), Dorothy ('Dodie') Lewis, was living in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA. with her
39 yr. old father, E. Floyd Lewis, a business manager for a pumps company, b. in IL.
34 yr. old mother, Ethel F. Lewis, b. in CA.
12 yr. old brother, Floyd G. Lewis, b. in CA.
10 yr. old brother, Thomas E. Lewis, b. in CA.
7 yr. old brother, James E. Lewis, b. in CA.
5 yr. old brother, Stanley J. Lewis, b. in CA.
4 yr. 11 mth. old twin sister, Margerie ('Marj') Lewis, b. in CA.
Ethel's parents were b. in the U.S.
E. Floyd's father was b. in IN. and his mother in IL.
*Note: Dodie had another sister, Ethel, who was stillborn, and daughter, Ruth was born in 1921.
Dodie's twin sister, Marjorie 'Marj' (Lewis) married 1) Charles Gilbert 'Gil' Girdlestone 2) Chuck Austin.
'Dodie' married, first:
Von Dale LaMon of Long Beach, California in March of 1935. There were three children born from this marriage;
1. Von Charles Lamon, b. Jan. 25, 1936 and d. Mar. 19, 1997 in Los Angeles Co., CA.
2. Dale Thomas LaMon (a twin), b. Jan. 25, 1936 and d. Mar. 31, 1996 in Orange Co., CA.
3. Marjorie 'Midge' Yvonne LaMon.
In the 1936 and Long Beach, California, City Directory,
Dorothy ('Dodie') Lamon and Von Dale ('Bondy') LaMon were living at 27 W. 20th in Long Beach, L.A, CA.
In the 1939 Long Beach Directory, Dorothy and Von Dale were living at 3029 Chestnut Av. in Long Beach, L.A., CA.
In the Apr. 6, 1940 United States Federal Census, 23 yr. old Dorothy Loman (LaMon), b. in CA., was living in a home (not a farm) she and her husband were buying, valued at $3500 at 3029 (Chestnut Ave.) in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA. with her
51 yr. old husband, Van (Von) D (Dale) Loman (LaMon), a salesman for a natural grocery store, b. in TN.
4 yr. old (twin) son, Von C. Loman (LaMon), b. in CA.
4 yr. old (twin) son, Dale T. Loman (LaMon), b. in CA.
'Bondy' and 'Dodie' were living in the same place in 1935.
The highest grade 'Dodie' had completed was her junior year of high school. There was no entry for how far 'Bondy' had gone in school.
'Bondy' worked 26 weeks in 1939. His income was listed as $1,500 per year.
He had no income from other Sources.
Bondy had been out of work for 12 weeks.
On Apr. 12, 1948, Dodie's husband, Bondy' died.
Dodie married, second:
Robert Brace Penn Crawford. Brace was born Jan. 26, 1899 in MO. and d. at home in Oxnard, Ventura county, CA. on Aug. 7, 1975. (Brace was married twice before: On May 9, 1939, 40 yr. old Brace married 37 yr. old Marjorie Mather in Jackson, MO.) Dodie and Brace did not have children, but he had two daughters from a previous marriage: Roanna and 'Sissy'.
For years, Dodie and Brace lived at 5102 Beachcomber in Oxnard, CA., within easy walking distance from the beach.
The Press-Courier (Camarillo, CA.), P. 17, Thu., Aug. 29, 1963
Mrs. Dodie Crawford executes colorful mosaics
What started out as a hobby - that of making mosaics - may well turn into a thriving business for Mrs. Dodie Crawford of 5102 Beachcomber, Oxnard Shores.
Mrs. Crawford began making mosaics in 1959, when she used ceramic bathroom tiles in executing her designs. These worked out so well that she invested in more expensive tiles, such as Venetian glass, and three months ago made her first sale, an abstract, to a San Francisco art critic.
Her favorite mosaic, however, is the Empress Theodora which was done in Byzantine imported from Venice, Italy.
“I’ve been told that Byzantine is a real art and not a craft,” Mrs. Crawford advised. Her Empress, which has been sold to Col. and Mrs. D.M. Perdew of Omaha, Neb., is three by four feet and weighs 35 pounds. It took her three months to execute it.
She is also working with Byzantine on Emperor Justinian of the same period. Both sketches were made from pictures of mosaics in the Choir at San Vite, Ravenna, Italy.
Another favorite is the “family tree” mosaic, which measures five feet by 1 foot and hangs over the range at the Crawford home. It depicts the family’s interests: a horse, since horse faces are Mrs. Crawford’s hobby; their daughter playing the organ; a house; and cat, inasmuch as the Crawfords have a Siamese.
“An Alhambra family has ordered a 72 by 19-inch mosaic of their family tree, too,” Mrs. Crawford said. A Model-T Ford and a model will be among the pictures depicted.
Mrs. Crawford works her sketches out with pencil and paper. She then scotch tapes the bits of Venetian glass or Byzantine to the paper and studies the result before gluing it to her sketch. She executes the color scheme as the picture progresses.
Besides abstracts, plaques and ashtrays, Mrs. Crawford has made tops for six coffee tables. One of these, a fish design, took third place at the Pomona County Fair in 1960. She took her ideas for the design from material in the national Geographic.
Another coffee table top in the Crawford home bears the family coat-of-arms with the motto, “sine late nota” which means “name without stain.”
Mrs. Crawford has never taken lessons in mosaics, although she has a strong background in art. She studied life drawing four years in Alhambra, oil painting in Oxnard, and ceramics in Ventura.
Other hobbies pursued by Mrs. Crawford are bridge and gardening. Among her favorite flowers are tuberous begonias and fuchsias.
Mrs. Crawford is married to R.B. Crawford, U.S.N.R. retired and now working as an engineer in Pt. Mugu’s Range Development center.
The couple has a daughter, Mrs. James E. Farr of Sells, Ariz., formerly employed in the finance office at City Hall.
Dodie died at the age of 74 in Pasadena, L.A. county, CA. of cancer. She is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California in the same Mausoleum (El Portal de la Paz) as her mother, Ethel (but in the Seclusion Dawn section, Lot N, Grave 23. She is in the last row on the right, 2nd niche from the top. Her niche does not yet have a marker.
Star-News (Pasadena, L. A., CA.) - P. D2
Wed., December 12, 1990
CRAWFORD - Dorothy L. Crawford passed away December 11, 1990. She was a third generation native Californian. (*Note: Her mother, Ethel, was born in Los Angeles, California and her father, E. Floyd Lewis was born in Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois.)
Survived by her daughter; Marjorie Y. Farr; sons, Von C. and Dale T. LaMon; sisters, Marjorie Austin (
Dorothy 'Dodie' (Lewis) LaMon Crawford was the 5th of 8 children born to:
E. F. (Edward Floyd) Lewis, b. May 26, 1880 in Urbana, Champaign co., IL. and d. Nov. 19, 1960 in Long Beach, L.A. co., CA. &
Ethel (Godfrey) Lewis Harwood, b. Sep. 21, 1885 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Dec. 24, 1965 in San Gabriel, L.A., CA.
E.F. and Ethel Lewis' children were:
1. Floyd Addison Lewis, b. Aug. 9, 1907 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Apr. 23, 1984 in L.A., L.A., CA.
2. Thomas Edwin Lewis, b. Feb. 22, 1909 in L.A. co., CA. and d. Aug. 2, 1979 in San Francisco, San Francisco co., CA.
3. James Earl Lewis, b. Apr. 19, 1912 in L.A. co., CA. and d. Aug. 6, 1996 in San Gabriel, L.A., CA.
4. Stanley Jackson Lewis, b. Oct. 17, 1914 in Los Angeles co., CA. and d. Jul. 7, 1978 in San Diego co., CA.
5. Dorothy Lewis (twin), b. Jan. 19, 1916 in L. A., L.A., CA. and d. Dec. 11, 1990 in Pasadena, L.A., CA.
6. Marjorie Lewis(twin), b. Jan. 19, 1916 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Feb. 22, 2007 in Polk County, NC.
7. Ethel Lewis, b. Oct. 24, 1918 in Los Angeles, L.A., CA. at 2:15 a.m. and died the same day at 8:10 a.m. at Angelus hospital in Los Angeles, L.A., CA.
8. Ruth Cora Lewis, b. Oct. 19, 1921 in L.A., CA. and d. in Cardiff by the Sea, San Diego, CA.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 4 yr. 11 mth. old (twin), Dorothy ('Dodie') Lewis, was living in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA. with her
39 yr. old father, E. Floyd Lewis, a business manager for a pumps company, b. in IL.
34 yr. old mother, Ethel F. Lewis, b. in CA.
12 yr. old brother, Floyd G. Lewis, b. in CA.
10 yr. old brother, Thomas E. Lewis, b. in CA.
7 yr. old brother, James E. Lewis, b. in CA.
5 yr. old brother, Stanley J. Lewis, b. in CA.
4 yr. 11 mth. old twin sister, Margerie ('Marj') Lewis, b. in CA.
Ethel's parents were b. in the U.S.
E. Floyd's father was b. in IN. and his mother in IL.
*Note: Dodie had another sister, Ethel, who was stillborn, and daughter, Ruth was born in 1921.
Dodie's twin sister, Marjorie 'Marj' (Lewis) married 1) Charles Gilbert 'Gil' Girdlestone 2) Chuck Austin.
'Dodie' married, first:
Von Dale LaMon of Long Beach, California in March of 1935. There were three children born from this marriage;
1. Von Charles Lamon, b. Jan. 25, 1936 and d. Mar. 19, 1997 in Los Angeles Co., CA.
2. Dale Thomas LaMon (a twin), b. Jan. 25, 1936 and d. Mar. 31, 1996 in Orange Co., CA.
3. Marjorie 'Midge' Yvonne LaMon.
In the 1936 and Long Beach, California, City Directory,
Dorothy ('Dodie') Lamon and Von Dale ('Bondy') LaMon were living at 27 W. 20th in Long Beach, L.A, CA.
In the 1939 Long Beach Directory, Dorothy and Von Dale were living at 3029 Chestnut Av. in Long Beach, L.A., CA.
In the Apr. 6, 1940 United States Federal Census, 23 yr. old Dorothy Loman (LaMon), b. in CA., was living in a home (not a farm) she and her husband were buying, valued at $3500 at 3029 (Chestnut Ave.) in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA. with her
51 yr. old husband, Van (Von) D (Dale) Loman (LaMon), a salesman for a natural grocery store, b. in TN.
4 yr. old (twin) son, Von C. Loman (LaMon), b. in CA.
4 yr. old (twin) son, Dale T. Loman (LaMon), b. in CA.
'Bondy' and 'Dodie' were living in the same place in 1935.
The highest grade 'Dodie' had completed was her junior year of high school. There was no entry for how far 'Bondy' had gone in school.
'Bondy' worked 26 weeks in 1939. His income was listed as $1,500 per year.
He had no income from other Sources.
Bondy had been out of work for 12 weeks.
On Apr. 12, 1948, Dodie's husband, Bondy' died.
Dodie married, second:
Robert Brace Penn Crawford. Brace was born Jan. 26, 1899 in MO. and d. at home in Oxnard, Ventura county, CA. on Aug. 7, 1975. (Brace was married twice before: On May 9, 1939, 40 yr. old Brace married 37 yr. old Marjorie Mather in Jackson, MO.) Dodie and Brace did not have children, but he had two daughters from a previous marriage: Roanna and 'Sissy'.
For years, Dodie and Brace lived at 5102 Beachcomber in Oxnard, CA., within easy walking distance from the beach.
The Press-Courier (Camarillo, CA.), P. 17, Thu., Aug. 29, 1963
Mrs. Dodie Crawford executes colorful mosaics
What started out as a hobby - that of making mosaics - may well turn into a thriving business for Mrs. Dodie Crawford of 5102 Beachcomber, Oxnard Shores.
Mrs. Crawford began making mosaics in 1959, when she used ceramic bathroom tiles in executing her designs. These worked out so well that she invested in more expensive tiles, such as Venetian glass, and three months ago made her first sale, an abstract, to a San Francisco art critic.
Her favorite mosaic, however, is the Empress Theodora which was done in Byzantine imported from Venice, Italy.
“I’ve been told that Byzantine is a real art and not a craft,” Mrs. Crawford advised. Her Empress, which has been sold to Col. and Mrs. D.M. Perdew of Omaha, Neb., is three by four feet and weighs 35 pounds. It took her three months to execute it.
She is also working with Byzantine on Emperor Justinian of the same period. Both sketches were made from pictures of mosaics in the Choir at San Vite, Ravenna, Italy.
Another favorite is the “family tree” mosaic, which measures five feet by 1 foot and hangs over the range at the Crawford home. It depicts the family’s interests: a horse, since horse faces are Mrs. Crawford’s hobby; their daughter playing the organ; a house; and cat, inasmuch as the Crawfords have a Siamese.
“An Alhambra family has ordered a 72 by 19-inch mosaic of their family tree, too,” Mrs. Crawford said. A Model-T Ford and a model will be among the pictures depicted.
Mrs. Crawford works her sketches out with pencil and paper. She then scotch tapes the bits of Venetian glass or Byzantine to the paper and studies the result before gluing it to her sketch. She executes the color scheme as the picture progresses.
Besides abstracts, plaques and ashtrays, Mrs. Crawford has made tops for six coffee tables. One of these, a fish design, took third place at the Pomona County Fair in 1960. She took her ideas for the design from material in the national Geographic.
Another coffee table top in the Crawford home bears the family coat-of-arms with the motto, “sine late nota” which means “name without stain.”
Mrs. Crawford has never taken lessons in mosaics, although she has a strong background in art. She studied life drawing four years in Alhambra, oil painting in Oxnard, and ceramics in Ventura.
Other hobbies pursued by Mrs. Crawford are bridge and gardening. Among her favorite flowers are tuberous begonias and fuchsias.
Mrs. Crawford is married to R.B. Crawford, U.S.N.R. retired and now working as an engineer in Pt. Mugu’s Range Development center.
The couple has a daughter, Mrs. James E. Farr of Sells, Ariz., formerly employed in the finance office at City Hall.
Dodie died at the age of 74 in Pasadena, L.A. county, CA. of cancer. She is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California in the same Mausoleum (El Portal de la Paz) as her mother, Ethel (but in the Seclusion Dawn section, Lot N, Grave 23. She is in the last row on the right, 2nd niche from the top. Her niche does not yet have a marker.
Star-News (Pasadena, L. A., CA.) - P. D2
Wed., December 12, 1990
CRAWFORD - Dorothy L. Crawford passed away December 11, 1990. She was a third generation native Californian. (*Note: Her mother, Ethel, was born in Los Angeles, California and her father, E. Floyd Lewis was born in Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois.)
Survived by her daughter; Marjorie Y. Farr; sons, Von C. and Dale T. LaMon; sisters, Marjorie Austin (
E. F. (Edward Floyd) Lewis, b. May 26, 1880 in Urbana, Champaign co., IL. and d. Nov. 19, 1960 in Long Beach, L.A. co., CA. &
Ethel (Godfrey) Lewis Harwood, b. Sep. 21, 1885 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Dec. 24, 1965 in San Gabriel, L.A., CA.
E.F. and Ethel Lewis' children were:
1. Floyd Addison Lewis, b. Aug. 9, 1907 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Apr. 23, 1984 in L.A., L.A., CA.
2. Thomas Edwin Lewis, b. Feb. 22, 1909 in L.A. co., CA. and d. Aug. 2, 1979 in San Francisco, San Francisco co., CA.
3. James Earl Lewis, b. Apr. 19, 1912 in L.A. co., CA. and d. Aug. 6, 1996 in San Gabriel, L.A., CA.
4. Stanley Jackson Lewis, b. Oct. 17, 1914 in Los Angeles co., CA. and d. Jul. 7, 1978 in San Diego co., CA.
5. Dorothy Lewis (twin), b. Jan. 19, 1916 in L. A., L.A., CA. and d. Dec. 11, 1990 in Pasadena, L.A., CA.
6. Marjorie Lewis(twin), b. Jan. 19, 1916 in L.A., L.A., CA. and d. Feb. 22, 2007 in Polk County, NC.
7. Ethel Lewis, b. Oct. 24, 1918 in Los Angeles, L.A., CA. at 2:15 a.m. and died the same day at 8:10 a.m. at Angelus hospital in Los Angeles, L.A., CA.
8. Ruth Cora Lewis, b. Oct. 19, 1921 in L.A., CA. and d. in Cardiff by the Sea, San Diego, CA.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 4 yr. 11 mth. old (twin), Dorothy ('Dodie') Lewis, was living in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA. with her
39 yr. old father, E. Floyd Lewis, a business manager for a pumps company, b. in IL.
34 yr. old mother, Ethel F. Lewis, b. in CA.
12 yr. old brother, Floyd G. Lewis, b. in CA.
10 yr. old brother, Thomas E. Lewis, b. in CA.
7 yr. old brother, James E. Lewis, b. in CA.
5 yr. old brother, Stanley J. Lewis, b. in CA.
4 yr. 11 mth. old twin sister, Margerie ('Marj') Lewis, b. in CA.
Ethel's parents were b. in the U.S.
E. Floyd's father was b. in IN. and his mother in IL.
*Note: Dodie had another sister, Ethel, who was stillborn, and daughter, Ruth was born in 1921.
Dodie's twin sister, Marjorie 'Marj' (Lewis) married 1) Charles Gilbert 'Gil' Girdlestone 2) Chuck Austin.
'Dodie' married, first:
Von Dale LaMon of Long Beach, California in March of 1935. There were three children born from this marriage;
1. Von Charles Lamon, b. Jan. 25, 1936 and d. Mar. 19, 1997 in Los Angeles Co., CA.
2. Dale Thomas LaMon (a twin), b. Jan. 25, 1936 and d. Mar. 31, 1996 in Orange Co., CA.
3. Marjorie 'Midge' Yvonne LaMon.
In the 1936 and Long Beach, California, City Directory,
Dorothy ('Dodie') Lamon and Von Dale ('Bondy') LaMon were living at 27 W. 20th in Long Beach, L.A, CA.
In the 1939 Long Beach Directory, Dorothy and Von Dale were living at 3029 Chestnut Av. in Long Beach, L.A., CA.
In the Apr. 6, 1940 United States Federal Census, 23 yr. old Dorothy Loman (LaMon), b. in CA., was living in a home (not a farm) she and her husband were buying, valued at $3500 at 3029 (Chestnut Ave.) in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA. with her
51 yr. old husband, Van (Von) D (Dale) Loman (LaMon), a salesman for a natural grocery store, b. in TN.
4 yr. old (twin) son, Von C. Loman (LaMon), b. in CA.
4 yr. old (twin) son, Dale T. Loman (LaMon), b. in CA.
'Bondy' and 'Dodie' were living in the same place in 1935.
The highest grade 'Dodie' had completed was her junior year of high school. There was no entry for how far 'Bondy' had gone in school.
'Bondy' worked 26 weeks in 1939. His income was listed as $1,500 per year.
He had no income from other Sources.
Bondy had been out of work for 12 weeks.
On Apr. 12, 1948, Dodie's husband, Bondy' died.
Dodie married, second:
Robert Brace Penn Crawford. Brace was born Jan. 26, 1899 in MO. and d. at home in Oxnard, Ventura county, CA. on Aug. 7, 1975. (Brace was married twice before: On May 9, 1939, 40 yr. old Brace married 37 yr. old Marjorie Mather in Jackson, MO.) Dodie and Brace did not have children, but he had two daughters from a previous marriage: Roanna and 'Sissy'.
For years, Dodie and Brace lived at 5102 Beachcomber in Oxnard, CA., within easy walking distance from the beach.
The Press-Courier (Camarillo, CA.), P. 17, Thu., Aug. 29, 1963
Mrs. Dodie Crawford executes colorful mosaics
What started out as a hobby - that of making mosaics - may well turn into a thriving business for Mrs. Dodie Crawford of 5102 Beachcomber, Oxnard Shores.
Mrs. Crawford began making mosaics in 1959, when she used ceramic bathroom tiles in executing her designs. These worked out so well that she invested in more expensive tiles, such as Venetian glass, and three months ago made her first sale, an abstract, to a San Francisco art critic.
Her favorite mosaic, however, is the Empress Theodora which was done in Byzantine imported from Venice, Italy.
“I’ve been told that Byzantine is a real art and not a craft,” Mrs. Crawford advised. Her Empress, which has been sold to Col. and Mrs. D.M. Perdew of Omaha, Neb., is three by four feet and weighs 35 pounds. It took her three months to execute it.
She is also working with Byzantine on Emperor Justinian of the same period. Both sketches were made from pictures of mosaics in the Choir at San Vite, Ravenna, Italy.
Another favorite is the “family tree” mosaic, which measures five feet by 1 foot and hangs over the range at the Crawford home. It depicts the family’s interests: a horse, since horse faces are Mrs. Crawford’s hobby; their daughter playing the organ; a house; and cat, inasmuch as the Crawfords have a Siamese.
“An Alhambra family has ordered a 72 by 19-inch mosaic of their family tree, too,” Mrs. Crawford said. A Model-T Ford and a model will be among the pictures depicted.
Mrs. Crawford works her sketches out with pencil and paper. She then scotch tapes the bits of Venetian glass or Byzantine to the paper and studies the result before gluing it to her sketch. She executes the color scheme as the picture progresses.
Besides abstracts, plaques and ashtrays, Mrs. Crawford has made tops for six coffee tables. One of these, a fish design, took third place at the Pomona County Fair in 1960. She took her ideas for the design from material in the national Geographic.
Another coffee table top in the Crawford home bears the family coat-of-arms with the motto, “sine late nota” which means “name without stain.”
Mrs. Crawford has never taken lessons in mosaics, although she has a strong background in art. She studied life drawing four years in Alhambra, oil painting in Oxnard, and ceramics in Ventura.
Other hobbies pursued by Mrs. Crawford are bridge and gardening. Among her favorite flowers are tuberous begonias and fuchsias.
Mrs. Crawford is married to R.B. Crawford, U.S.N.R. retired and now working as an engineer in Pt. Mugu’s Range Development center.
The couple has a daughter, Mrs. James E. Farr of Sells, Ariz., formerly employed in the finance office at City Hall.
Dodie died at the age of 74 in Pasadena, L.A. county, CA. of cancer. She is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California in the same Mausoleum (El Portal de la Paz) as her mother, Ethel (but in the Seclusion Dawn section, Lot N, Grave 23. She is in the last row on the right, 2nd niche from the top. Her niche does not yet have a marker.
Star-News (Pasadena, L. A., CA.) - P. D2
Wed., December 12, 1990
CRAWFORD - Dorothy L. Crawford passed away December 11, 1990. She was a third generation native Californian. (*Note: Her mother, Ethel, was born in Los Angeles, California and her father, E. Floyd Lewis was born in Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois.)
Survived by her daughter; Marjorie Y. Farr; sons, Von C. and Dale T. LaMon; sisters, Marjorie Austin (
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