Mr. Kingston Leroy Crawford's Obituary
Kingston Leroy Crawford was born December 4, 2012 to Leroy Crawford III and Brianna Shanece Newell.
He departed this life on December 27, 2014 at Blair E. Baxton Children Hospital in Jackson, MS. Kingston was a cheerful baby. He was always smiling until his health began to fail. although he was diagnosed with the rare disease “Gangliosidosis GM1” he still managed to touch so many lives in such a short time.
He leaves to cherish in his memories: his mother, Brianna Newell and father Leroy Crawford III; one brother, Le’Brison Crawford of Meridian, MS; maternal grandparents, Stacy Newell (Kevin); Morris Griggs (Latoya), all of Meridian, MS; paternal grandmother, Cyneithal Johnson of Cleveland, OH; maternal great-grandparents, J. Lee (Betty) Newell; Dianne Griggs; and Willie Griggs, all of Meridian, MS; paternal great grandparents, Barbara Johnson (Thomas) of Cleveland, OH; Dora Grant, Cuba, AL; Leroy Mcaboy of Michigan; one uncle, La’Kelvin “Dee” Newell, Meridian, MS; two aunts; Ondra Johnson, Cleveland, OH; Jada Newell of Meridian, MS; one Godmother, Kedaysha Newell of Meridian, MS and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who loved him dearly.
He is preceded in death by his paternal grandfather; Leroy Crawford II.
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