Ret. Master Sgt. Mr. Warren “Von” Lavon Crain, 71, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018, surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 27, at Long Branch Baptist Church, located at 2868 Minnie Hall Road in Autryville, N.C. Officiating will be Pastor Richard Spell. Burial with full military honors will follow at Maxwell Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the church from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., prior to the service.

Von was retired from the U.S. Air Force with 20 years of service, was in Information Technology with Civil Service for 26 years, was a member of Long Branch Baptist Church and was also a member of The Good Old Boys Hunting Club.

Von loved hunting and fishing, but most of all he was a “family man” who loved spending time with all of his family.

He is survived by his loving wife, Betty Crain of the home; daughters, Susan Hutchings and husband, Brett of Germany and Karen Norris and husband, Phillip of Eastover; grandchildren, Samantha McBride and husband, James, Timothy Hutchings and fiancé, Kilee Driggers and Kaitlyn Norris; great-grandchildren, Kadence and Kali; and sister-in-law, Chandra Crain of Slidell.

In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to any or all of the following charities, as they were all near and dear to Von’s heart because of past family losses; American Diabetes Association, 2418 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607; Alzheimer’s Foundation, 4600 Park Road, Ste 250, Charlotte, NC 28209; or to the American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park, Ste 10, Raleigh, NC 27615.

The family would like to thank everyone for the love and support given to them during this time, and for your continued prayers.

Services are entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, located at 6535 Clinton Road in Stedman, N.C.