Charlotte, NC, North Carolina
Thomas Edward Crittenden
1926 — 2020
CHARLOTTE - Thomas E. "Ed" Crittenden, 93, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Aldersgate CCRC in Charlotte. He was born in Hardyville, Virginia, on October 20, 1926, to Thomas H. and Wade V. Crittenden. Ed graduated from Syringa High School in Middlesex County, VA. As a child of the Great Depression, Ed's career began early, working on his father's farm and trucking company. After a brief stint in the Army, he met the love of his life, Doris Grubb, while she was in nursing school in Richmond. They wed in 1950. Ed continued working in trucking, moving to Charlotte in 1959. He retired from Bowman Transportation in 1989. He then began his second "career," working for his son, Steve...