Franklin "Buzz" Crews, 71, died March 11, 2009, at St. Mary's Health Center, St. Louis, Mo. He was born Dec. 4, 1937, the son of Franklin K. and Dorothy Gillum Crews.

He was a Hutchinson resident since 1983, moving from Wichita. He graduated from Topeka High School, Washburn University, and Washburn University School of Law.

He was a former Trust Officer with the First National Bank of Topeka, then a Chief Investment Officer with Beech Aircraft, and currently Principle Partner of MRM Asset/ Allocation Group.

He was a member and an Elder at First Presbyterian Church. While at Washburn, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, Prairie Dunes Country Club, former member of the Hutchinson Community Foundation Investment Committee, and former member of the Hutchinson Town Club board. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era, was a captain in the Army National Guard and was a Judge Advocate General.

On Oct. 5, 1972, he married Patty Gilliland in Topeka. She survives.

Other survivors include: son, Adam and wife Angela, Overland Park; daughters, Heather Valerius and husband Troy, Shawnee, and Jennifer Crews, Mission; sisters, Jan Stratton and husband Wayne, Topeka; half-sister, Betty Wilson, Paxico; mother-in-law, Ruth Gilliland, Hutchinson; and four grandchildren, Parker, Spencer, Cooper and Tanner Valerius. He was preceded in death by his parents and father-in-law, Bob Gilliland.

Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Tim Soule and Amy Dame officiating. Friends may sign the book Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Elliott Mortuary. The family will receive friends after the memorial service in the church parlor Monday.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the church or the Hutchinson Community Foundation.

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