Norfolk, VA
Shelloy Crawford
1926 — 2023
NORFOLK, VA - Shelloy Jean Persons Crawford, 96, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday morning, January 27, 2023 in Norfolk, VA. Shelloy, known as "Babe" for being the youngest of four siblings to Irene and Erwin Persons, was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. After arriving in Annapolis, MD upon completion of high school, Babe met the love of her life, naval officer Bentley Baker Crawford whom she married and shared 65 years. Shelloy raised five children while living around the country and world as a naval officer's wife. Ben and Shelloy then settled in Oxford, Mississippi in 1969 to a beloved 18th century farmhouse for the next 35 years at 7C's Farm. She became an expert...