Patricia Lee Cortez Crawford passed away on January 16, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. She was born March 6, 1942 in Unadilla, Georgia to Alfonso and Nellie Martine Cortez. She was a housekeeper. She married Billy Crawford on February 28, 1961 in Rockwall, Texas.
Patricia is survived by eight children; Billy Crawford, Jr., Connie Helka, Donna Goodwin, Debbie Sharber, Kimberly Thomas, Linda Thompson, Robin Crawford and Donald Stanley, numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, sisters; Betty Drafen and Alva Graddis, brother; Franklin Cortez, numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers; Jackie Cortez and William (Bill) Cortez, sister, Mary Clark (Honeybee) and step-son, Timothy Ables.
A visitation will be on Friday, January 18, 2019 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Hurst’s Fielder Baker Funeral Home in Farmersville, Texas.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2019 in the chapel of the funeral home with Pastor Bret Bird officiating. Interment will follow in IOOF Cemetery in Farmersville.