Paul Dean Crews

Mr. Paul Dean Crews, 62, of Leachville, died Saturday Jan. 21, 2012, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was the son of the late Eugene and Ethel Mary Pilgram Crews and had been a lifelong Leachville area resident. He was a former longtime employee of Hytrol Conveyor in Jonesboro and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Leachville. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter, Tina Pauline Crews, and one sister, Wanda Crews.

He leaves his wife, Darlene Mansfield Crews of the home;

Two step-sons, Michael Skaggs of Arbyrd, Mo., and Donald Skaggs of Leachville;

His daughter, Angela Crews Costilla of Leachville;

Two step-daughters, Karen Faulkner and Robin Davis, both of Leachville;

Three brothers, Ray and James Crews, both of Leachville, and Jimmy Hoskins of Fallbrook, Calif.,

Three sisters, Alice Henson of Corpus Christi, Texas, Barbara Ballard of Leachville and Frances Thompson of Fayetteville, N.C.; and

Nineteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the First Assembly of God Church in Leachville with the Rev. Tom Newman officiating. Burial will follow in the Leachville Cemetery. The family received visitors from 6-8 p.m. Monday evening at the Howard Funeral Chapel in Leachville. Serving as active pallbearers are Jimmy Ballard, Robert Ballard, Vent Holt, Billy Holt, Justin Davis and Randy Scroggins. Honorary pallbearer will be Lyndon Costilla. An online guest register is available at www.howardfuneralservice.com