Lloyd Alvin Crabb Jr. was born in Dallas, TX on August 27, 1922, the only child of Dr. Lloyd A. Crabb and Myrtice P. Crabb. He died of complications of congestive heart failure on May 14, 2013, at home under hospice care. He said he wanted to leave home feet first and he did, another old soldier has gone on. The family would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all of his caregivers and medical providers for their wonderful care and support. Daddy grew up in Dallas and attended Woodrow Wilson High School there and New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico. He went on active duty in January of 1944 and shipped overseas in September to the beach at Normandy to await deployment as a combat infantryman in the 95th Division of Patton's 3rd Army in France. While waiting to go into action, his outfit was pressed into service, driving supply trucks to the rapidly advancing forces, the Red Ball Freight. He was going to his destination one time when General Patton stopped his convoy at a crossroads and told him to take his supplies to Patton's tanks instead of where his orders told him to go, so they started that way and then turned off at the next crossroads and went where they were supposed to go. He entered combat and fought at the battle of Metz where his division got the nickname of the Iron Men of Metz, bestowed upon them by the German general in charge of the defense of the medieval fortress the 95th overtook. He was wounded at the Saar River in northern France, and spent a lot of time in various hospitals during his recovery. After recovering from his wounds, he married his childhood sweetheart Martha Jane Easley and after finishing college at Texas Tech, they moved to Georgetown, TX where they lived for the rest of their married lives. Lloyd farmed and ranched with his father-in-law Sam Easley in the Jonah area for a few years and then went into the egg business until Rheumatoid arthritis forced him to get a desk job with State Health Department where he spent the rest of his working life. He loved hunting, fishing and golf, all of which he enjoyed before and after his retirement. Lloyd was predeceased by his parents, his son Allen, and many beloved friends and family.

Gabriels Funeral Home Obituary - May, 2013