Andrew \"Lee\" Croft, 83, died Monday, April 4, 2011, at St. Joseph of the Pines Health Center.
Mr. Croft was born Feb. 2, 1928, in Bedford, VA, to the late Roy S. Croft and Mabel Cross Croft. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He retired with the N.C. Department of Corrections as a sergeant in the early \"™90s. He was a brother to late Sam Croft, Hal Croft, Mack Croft, and Paul Croft; and two sisters, Jo Milton and Jane Arthur. He is survived by two sons, Rex Croft Starr and wife, Patty, of Vida, OR, and Dr. William \"Bill\" Croft and wife, Sara, of Raeford; two daughters, Susan C. Lawhon and husband, Robert, of Carthage, and Linda C. Perry and husband, Steven, of Dunedin, FL; a step-daughter, Dr. Brandy W. Riffle and husband, Quentin, of Cary, NC; three sisters, Nell Blandford and husband, Don, of Bedford, VA, Ann Fuqua, of Clinton, MD, and Nancy Gray, of Altavista, VA; seven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
A committal service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Suck Springs Cemetery in Bedford, VA. Family and friends are invited. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, 540-586-3443.