Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - May 2, 2003

SUFFOLK - Nelson Kendrick Crutchfield Sr., 54, of the 2500 block of Pruden Blvd., died May 1, 2003, in a Suffolk hospital.

A native of Christiansburg, Va., he was the son of the late Samuel C. Crutchfield and the late Dorothy Childress Edwards. He was a retired vice president of Manry Rawls Corp. Insurance in Franklin, Va., and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of Magnolia United Methodist Church, and Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia.

He is survived by his wife, Jackie L. Crutchfield; two sons, Nelson ''Nick'' Crutchfield Jr. of Norfolk and Johnathan Andrew Crutchfield of Suffolk; three brothers, Michael Crutchfield of Anza, Calif., Eric Crutchfield of Roseville, Calif., and Dana Edwards of Fuquay-Varina, N.C.; an aunt, Wilma Williams of Portsmouth; a cousin, Dreama Lott of Suffolk; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Magnolia United Methodist Church by Pastor Michael Derflinger. Please do not send flowers. Friends may call at the residence. Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, is handling arrangements.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Assn., 6340 Center Drive, Norfolk, Va., or to Magnolia UMC, 1764 Wilroy Road, Suffolk, VA 23434.