CRANDELL, Albert Wayne

Silver Creek Mortuary, Taylor, Arizona Albert Wayne Crandell (January 19, 1927 - January 29, 2013) Albert Wayne Crandell Was born January 16, 1927 to George Lorin and Thelka Pearl Turley Crandell. He was the youngest son and sixth child of ten. His siblings are: Lorin, Loy, Zelda, Mell, Mavis, Freida and Sadie. Infant brothers died at birth. Their names were Kent and Karl. Albert passed away January 28, 2013. He lived most of his youth in Pinedale, Woodruff and Heber. He joined the service when he was young and got in on the last part of World War II. He was never in combat, but was sent to Japan to help Reconstruct after the war was over. He learned a quite a few Japanese words and delighted in teaching them to his family. He met Jackie Bitner in Heber and they were married in 1947. They had four children: Ken, Mike, Sharon, and Dana. He had learned construction work so their life revolved around moving to the places where construction was going on. They lived in Heber, Douglas, Holbrook, St. David, Coolidge then moved to Colorado to work with his brother Lorin. They moved around a lot. He and Jackie were divorced in 1967 and he moved back to Heber. It was there that he met Toni Evenson. She had seven children: Debbie, Wesley, Randy, Rhonda, Gary, Johnny, and Brenda. They were married in 1969 and together they had Gene, Kevin, Kelly, and Stephen and he also adopted her seven children. They lived in Heber for 2 years then they moved to Snowflake for the rest of their marriage. They were divorced in 1974. He married Karen Goodman Seymore in November of 1974 and she had 4 children, David, Kelly, Lori and Morton. All together he was dad to 18 children. The Occupations he had in his life was mostly construction. But he also was a great cabinet maker and did a lot of carpentry. He was very strong and could drive a nail into a piece of wood with one stroke of a hammer. While married to Toni, he got a job at the paper mill working on the scale. They sent him to various paper mills throughout the U.S. to train and work in other mills. While at the paper mill he did side jobs of repairing, construction, made caskets and could do just about anything. He built a duplex around a trailer house and that was where he lived for the later part of his life. He was very talented with wood, polishing rocks, making jewelry, and could he sing! He and Karen became famous for their duet singing. Many Funerals, weddings and church functions were blessed by their wonderful harmonies. What a great talent and gift of service they gave for many, many years. Wayne got to the point that he needed 24 hour care, so he was taken to Sierra Blanca in Lakeside. Then to the Carriage House in Snowflake. He was preceded in death by his wife Karen, A daughter Lori, his parents and all 9 of his siblings. He is survived by his 18 living children and their spouses, many grandchildren, and great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews and cousins who loved him dearly. A Memorial service was held Feb. 2, 2013 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Stake Center in Taylor Az.