Donald Clifton Crabtree

Donald Clifton Crabtree, age 83, of Jackson, Ohio, died Saturday March 2, 2024 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was born June 14, 1940 in Oak Hill, Ohio, a son of the late Ollie Crabtree and Dessie Frazier Crabtree. Surviving are one son, John (Tracy Brungs) of Jackson, Ohio, two daughters, Delilah (Tim) Ratliff of Jackson, Ohio and Angela (Rob) Gilmore of Maryville, Tennessee, eleven grandchildren, Belinda (Willie) Harmon, Natasha (Josh) Carpenter, Jessica Crabtree, Tiffany (Frank Johnson) Fowler, Donnie Folwer, Jeremy (Annie) Adams, Annette (Joey) Myers, Eric (Caitlin) Wallace, Robert (Jamey) Foster, Tylor Wallace, and Emilee Gilmore, thirty one great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and one on the way, one sister, Hazel Taylor Howard, and a dear friend, Earl LeMaster of Jackson, Ohio. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Ronnie Crabtree, one daughter, Connie Crabtree, two grandchildren, Misty Fowler and Nathan Crabtree, two great-grandchildren, Braxton Johnson and Nakilia Dale Crabtree, three brothers, Ollie Crabtree, Leo Taylor, and Joe Taylor, three sisters, Annie Taylor, Ivy Taylor, and Genny May, and his very special companion and former wife, Bonnie Jean Crabtree.

Don loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed farming and buying antiques. His pet dogs were very special to him and he loved taking care and spending time with them.

Funeral services will be 7:00 P.M. Tuesday March 5, 2024 at the Cox Burkitt Funeral Home in Beaver, Ohio with Brooks Knechtly officiating. Visiting hours will be held from 4:00 P.M. until the time of service Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be held at a later date in the Providence Cemetery.

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