Noel “Sonny” Crawley
Noel “Sonny” Crawley, 87, of Red Bank passed away on January 27, 2025. He was born on February 13, 1937, in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Paul and Gladys Crawley.
Sonny grew up in Chattanooga and graduated from Tyner High School and played baseball for Kirkman Technical High School. He received his BS Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1976 and he also attended Cleveland State Community College where he studied Law Enforcement.
Sonny served his country and his city; he served in the United States Army Reserves and then went on to the United States Air Force. After his military service he went on to serve the City of Chattanooga as a Police Officer. He was a dedicated officer for over 32 years with CPD. After his retirement it didn’t take long for his wife, Jo to find him something else to occupy his time and so he went on to serve for another 10 years with the Hamilton County Sherriff’s Office. Sonny was a lifetime member of the NRA and always supported his brothers in blue. During his career in law enforcement, he helped many people.
Sonny was an avid boater and loved being on the water. One of his favorite activities was parasailing. He often took friends and family out on the lake and taught them how to parasail.
Preceding him in death are his parents, a brother and a sister.
Left behind to cherish Sonny’s life are his wife of 47 years, Jo Crawley, his sisters-in-law, Judy French and Phyllis Green, his brother-in-law, Bobby Green (Judy), nephews, Michael French (Kim) and David Hartman, great-niece and nephew, Katie and Wesley Hartman, and many dear friends and fellow law enforcement officers.
A Celebration of Sonny’s life will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with Chaplain Brent Baughman officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow in the Chattanooga National Cemetery with military honors rendered by the US Air Force Honor Guard and the American Legion Post 95.
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Chattanooga Funeral Home East Chapel, 404 S. Moore Rd., East Ridge, Tn., has been entrusted with the arrangements.