James Clifford “Jimmie” Crawford, Jr. ’48

James Clifford “Jimmie” Crawford, Jr. ’48 of Cheraw, S.C., died February 25, 2007. He was educated at The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn., attended Davidson College, and was a 1948 graduate of Wofford College. He served as president and chairman of the board of B.C. Moore and Sons, Inc., one of the largest family-owned department stores in the Southeast. He was a grandson of Beauregard Crawford Moore, the company’s founder, and played a pivotal role in the growth of the family business for more than fifty years. An active member of First United Methodist Church in Cheraw, he chaired various church committees through the years. He served as a trustee at Spartanburg Methodist College, was a past president of St. David’s Cemetery Association, and was chairman of the First Citizens Bank Advisory Board. Mr. Crawford was also a member of the Cheraw Masonic Lodge and Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Survivors include his wife of fifty-one years, Betty Ann Odom Crawford, 413 Greene St., Cheraw, S.C. 29520; three sons, Jim Crawford and wife, Marianne, of Cheraw; Kirk Crawford and wife, Suzanne, of Charlotte, N.C. and Bryan Crawford, of Cheraw; and seven grandchildren: Jim, Cameron, Kirk, Taylor, Bryan, Mary and Jane.