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Maggie' CrawfordDIXON – Margaret L. “Maggie” Crawford, age 71, of Dixon, died Friday Nov. 15, 2019, at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling.She was born March 4, 1948, in Dixon the daughter of Francis and Lucille (Kime) Bushman. She had worked at the Illinois Dept. of Transportation, Camp Reynoldswood, the Lee County Farm Bureau and was a “farm” wife. Maggie loved baking, playing cards, traveling and spending time with family especially her grandchildren.Maggie married Lawrence J. “Larry” Crawford March 11, 1972 in Dixon.She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas; her parents; and brothers, James “Jim” and Dennis Bushman.Maggie is survived by her husband, Larry; son, Tim (Kirsten) Crawford of Dixon; stepdaughters, Lynn Hemmert and Lori (Harold) Vail, both of Dixon; grandchildren, Kyle, Ashley and Jordyn Crawford; stepgrandchildren, Halley, Amber and Douglas Hemmert, 2 step-great-grandchildren; brothers, John (Joann) Bushman of Naperville and Ed (Janet) Bushman of Dixon; sister, Mary Bryan of Olympia, WA; sister-in-law Marilyn Bushman of Dixon; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday Nov. 19, 2019 beginning with a 10 a.m. prayer service in the Jones Funeral Home followed by a 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday Nov. 18, 2019 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Jones Funeral Home with the Rosary at 7:30 p.m. A memorial has been established to Rock River Hospice and Home and the Diabetes Association. Condolences may be sent online at www.thejonesfh.com.

Jones-Morris' family sat quietly in the front row of the sanctuary at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. In front of them was a white casket, surrounded by flowers."We're doing our best," said Cheryl Jones, Da'Qwan's aunt. "It's one day at a time."2 teens in custody, charged in deadly gun mishap in St. PaulWorking toward solutionsAs hundreds of people packed the church to honor the teen's life, hundreds of other people gathered across the city in St. Paul to talk about gun violence and to brainstorm solutions.Mayor Melvin Carter held the third of three public meetings to discuss public safety issues. He opened the meeting telling the crowd Da'Qwan's funeral was being held the same day."This afternoon, that family, those friends, are burying Da'Qwan," Carter said. "We owe it to them to set our city on a course so we don't have to do that again."Hundreds gather to share ideas about how to combat St. Paul violenceResidents, like Darnella Wade, said they need to get to kids early on."It's going to take all of us to help those kids, to come up with a solution other than gun violence or an outlet besides gun violence," she said during an interview with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS.Wade moved away from St. Paul in the early 1990s at the city's peak of gun violence and crime. Just a few years ago, though, her son became a statistic."My son got shot in the head but he survived," she said. "He was shot by a 17 year old and it took them about seven days to find the culprit."Make a commitmentDuring Da'Qwan's celebration of life, the Rev. Al Gallmon Jr. spoke directly to the youth who were gathered in the church. "We are depending on you," he said during his eulogy. "We will not make it without you."Gallmon asked the Da'Qwan's friends and classmates come to the front of the church and put a hand on his casket."We want to make a commitment today that it's going to be better and events like this will not happen," Gallmon said as he prayed over the teens. Related Stories ...