David Michael Crandall
May 4, 1949 ~ April 15, 2013
Resided in:
Arden, NC
Arden – David Michael Crandall, 63, died unexpectedly Monday, April 15, 2013 at his residence.
David was a native of Buncombe County and was son of the late Henry and Mary Caprice Crandall and was preceded in death by a sister, Susan Morgan. He worked for the Asheville Police Department for over twenty years. David proudly served in the U.S. Marines and was a veteran of the Vietnam era. He was a member of the VFW Post 5206 and the Elks Lodge Post 1616.
David is survived by his wife, Susan Yarborough Crandall, a daughter, Amy Miller and her husband, Keith of Arden and a son, Curtis Crandall of Old Fort. He is also survived by a sister, Rebecca Hansing and her husband, Dennis of Chico, California, a brother, Richard Crandall and his wife, Debbie of Mary Esther, Florida and by a brother-in-law, Steven Morgan of Bent Creek. He was the proud grandfather of Caleb and Ethan.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM on Monday, April 22, 2013 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian.
The family request that memorials may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project PO Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you, and all of your family, Sue. May God’s comfort and peace be with you, and sustain you in days to come.
Thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of David. I had the pleasure of working w/him before he retired. David will be remembered dearly. May GOD comfort you as no one else can do.
My brother Jerry told us here about David. I am very sorry to hear this. My condolences go out to the family.
Love you Lurch. So glad I had the pleasure of knowing and working with you. R.I.P. until we meet again.
Praying for friends to comfort you, faith to uphold you, and loving memories to heal your heart.
I have great memories of David, Susan, Becky and Ricky when we were all a bit younger.RIP David, you will be missed but never forgotten.
Curtis and Family,
I’m truly sorry for your lost and you are in my thoughts and prayer.
I had the pleasure of working with David at the Asheville Police Department. He always had a smile on his face and that is what I will remember. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends. RIP Lurch!
My heart goes out to you n your family Curtis. Know that all of you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Dear Crandall Family
So sorry to hear of David’s passing. May God bless your family and give you all strength for today and the days to come.
The Lee Family
May God bless and comfort your family during this rough time. Your hearts will ache with this loss in the flesh but remember that this is truly not goodbye. He is with The Lord and one day you will meet again in Glory.
Adam Chrisawn & Family
May God comfort you in your time of grief. Both my late husband Jack and myself had the pleasure of knowing and working with David at APD. He was always pleasant to work with. He was a good officer.
Curtis and Family,
So sorry for your loss and I pray for comfort and for God to wrap you all in his arms during this difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I had the pleasure of working with David at the Asheville Police Dept.He was a good officer and a great friend my thoughts and prayers are with his family.R.I.P.brother blue
David was one of the first officers I worked with after I joined the department. He had quite a sense of humor and we had some great times. I was so sorry to learn of his loss. Hoping you find comfort and peace during this difficult time.
Curtis, we are sorry for your loss. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Your friends on 3rd shift at Columbia Carolina.
May God be with your family as they mourn your loss. David, you were always laughing and friendly with a great sense of humor. You will be greatly missed. It was a pleasure to work with you all those years at the Asheville Police Department.
sorry for your loss
Amy, i am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Julia Butts
I knew David as a Marine and from the APD. My heartfelt prayers to his family. May God be with each of you! Semper Fi David!
David was one of my students at Roberson High School. I have fond and funny memories of David, Roy and all the ‘boys & girls’ in his class.
My prayers are with David’s family.
David and I shared lots of good times growing up together. I am so sorry for your loss.
Always will remember David, his sense of humor and big heart. A one of a kind original and truly a good, good guy!
Gene Bowman
TCR Class of ’68’
I first met David during a YMCA after school program basketball game in grade school. From there we became good friends though competitors on the court. Later, we both joined and served in the Marine Corps, and afterwards worked together on the Asheville Police Department. David was without question a good decent devoted family man who served his county and the residents of Asheville with honesty, respect and integrity. David leaves us all too soon with a legacy to adhere to and emulate…
We enjoyed being with David whenever we were with him. He always had a smile. Our sympathy on his loss to Amy, Sue, Keith, Caleb and Ethan and to the rest of his family. We will miss him
My prayers are with you all in this time of sorrow, David was a good officer and a good man, we were young officers with ideas to make things better, which he did, now David you will get your reward
David Crandall was a good man. I knew him all my life. He was my 1st Training Officer at the Asheville Police Dept. He was a good officer and a real character. I am proud to have known him and worked with him.
to the family of david crandall, my deepest sympathies. he was one of the biltmore boys. fondly remember him as ‘lurch’. good times and memories of this group.
don funderud
Soo Sorry for Your Loss, I worked with Lurch, at BCSD, then APD until the Day He Retired. Always and Outstanding Man, Officer and All Around Great Guy. We All have lost a Brother and a friend.. God Bless All, With his Peace and Love.
Sorry Curtis and family for your loss. David was a great and loving guy.I remember the times we just sat and laughed and watched them tiger football games! He will be missed but not forgoten.
Worked with David at APD Our thoughts and prayers are with the family He was a great officer and always had your back
To the Crandall family: Please accept my condolences on the passing of David. In our senior year, David, fellow classmate Johnny and I cut school and went by to talk with the Marine Recruiter and the first thing we knew, we were in Charlotte and enlisted on the delay plan. What an unforgetable experience. Rest in peace David. Semper Fi.
To the Crandall family my deepest sympathy goes out to you. I was so sorry to learn of his loss. Hoping you find comfort and peace during this difficult time. I was a TC Roberson classmate ’68. David was a kind gentleman! RIP, David.
Amy and family,
We are so sorry for your loss. Praying for comfort during this difficult time.
Cindy, Cody and Ryan Edwards
Curtis sorry for the loss of your dad
We had some fun times working together at Asheville Police Dept. I will miss Dave and his wonderful laugh. Rest in Peace my Brother. (Barlowe)
David and I where friends from age 5 and remained so. He always had a smile and a great since of humor. I know his family was very proud of him in life.
I am so sorry to hear of David’s passing. I first met David when I worked downtown at Bright’s Jewelers and he was a beat cop. I’ll always remember his sense of humor, his ability to make others laugh and his compassion for others. My deepest sympathies to his family and friends. This world was a better place because of David.
It is with deep sadness that we send this message to you. David was the first APD officer that we met after we moved to Asheville in 1978. He was a pleasant and kind man and it was a pleasure to know him. Dennis worked with him on the police department for many years and enjoyed his duty time with David. May David rest in peace.