Mildred Crawford

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Mildred "Millie" Crawford McNab

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==Birth==April 3, 1915 Mildred "Millie" Crawford McNab was born on April 3, 1915 Berne, Albany, New York. She was the daughter of Nicholas Crawford and Jennie Otto Crawford. Her siblings were Leroy "Roy" Crawford, Clifford Crawford Sr., Clyde Crawford, Dorothy Crawford MacMillen, and Beulah Crawford MacMillen. Her family lived on Cass Hill Road and they were part of the Reidsville Town.

==Education==Reidsville School House

==Occupation==Grocery Store Proprietor Mildred and Edward operated the McNab's grocery store in Clarksville, Albany, New York for 29 years.

==Marriage & Children==October 19, 1933 Mildred married Edward Jacob McNab on October 19, 1933. They were married at the Jerusalem Reformed Church, Feura Bush, Albany, New York. Edward was the son of Sanford White McNab and Ollie McMillen Mcnab. They were married 70 years and they had three daughter's, Jeanette McNab Olson ,June McNab Smith Alberts, Jennie McNab Moak-Piazza.

==Death==February 28, 2005 Mildred died February 28,2005 at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Health Care Center in Delmar, Albany, New York. She lived in Clarksville, Albany, New York. Mildred is buried in the Onesquathaw Cemetery, with her husband Edward. She was 89 years old.

==Obituary==March 4, 2005 Times Union; Section: Capital Region, Page: B6, Date: Friday, March 4, 2005 CLARKSVILLE -- Mildred McNab, 89, of Clarksville, died Monday, February 28, 2005 at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Health Care Center. She was born in Berne on April 3, 1915, the daughter of the late Jennie Otto and Nicholas Crawford. Mildred was a member of the Reidsville Reformed Church and later the Methodist and Reformed Church in Clarksville. She served as treasurer of the Women's Guild and communion steward of the Clarksville Church for many years. Mrs. McNab was a member of the Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Auxiliary and the New Scotland Senior Citizen Center. She was a grocery store proprietor for 29 years, retiring in 1977. She enjoyed the social aspect of the business, listening to customers, talking with them and treating them like family. She loved them all. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and friend. The Best! Mildred was predeceased by her husband of 70 years, Edward McNab; three brothers, Clifford, Clyde and Roy Crawford and two sisters, Dorothy Crawford MacMillen and Beulah Crawford MacMillen. She is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Jeanette and Raymond Olson, June and Ambrose Alberts and Jennie and Douglas Moak; two sisters-in-law, Millie McNab Crawford and Ollie McNab Van Hoesen; nine grandchildren, Connie (Joe) Robison, Raymond Olson Jr., Shirley Trossbach, Harold (Linda) Smith III, Roger (Cristina) Smith, Alicia Cook, Annette (David) Moak, Jack (Sue) Moak and Penny VanDeusen; 14 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Applebee Funeral Home, 403 Kenwood Ave., Delmar. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the Clarksville Community Church. Burial will be in Onesquethaw Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Clarksville Community Church, PO Box F, Clarksville, NY 12041.

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