William R. “Bill” Crapps, 74, of Fitzgerald, died Thursday, June 18, at the Carl Vinson Memorial V.A. Medical Center in Dublin.
Funeral services will be held 3 P.M. Saturday, June 20 at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald with Rev. Dan Hayes officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 Friday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Crapps was born January 25, 1935 in Bacon County to the late William R. and Edna Dyal Crapps. He lived in Fitzgerald most of his life, where he was a former employee of Pioneer Housing. He was also a former electrical technician for Pratt & Whitney. Mr. Crapps was a veteran of the United States Army and Air Force, serving during the Korean and Vietnam War eras. He attended Liberty Emmanuel Holiness Church.
Mr. Crapps is survived by a brother and a sister, Vernon Crapps and Verlene Hart both of Fitzgerald as well as several nieces and nephews.