Edgar Dallas "Ed" Crooks III
Marriages
Patricia Ann Faulk Carney - July 13, 2002
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 8B - July 9, 2023
Edgar “Ed” died at the
Grand Junction VA Medical
Center after several years of
poor health. Edgar is predeceased by his father, Edgar
Dallas Crooks II; mother,
Elba Ira Bea Hansen; brother, Louis William Crooks;
and two previous wives.
Husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Edgar
D. Crooks III had a life of
travel, mining and prospecting, military service, education,
teaching, business consulting and ownership, fishing, hunting, and always learning and advising others. He married
Patricia Ann Faulk Carney July 13, 2002 in Grand Junction.
He is survived by Patricia; one previous wife; three sons;
two daughters; four grandchildren; sister-in-law, Jane
Crooks; stepdaughter, Jennifer Carney; a niece; two nephews; and many cousins.
As an army brat, he moved from base to base, including
living in post WWII Germany, and graduating high school
in Rome, Italy. After one year of college in Missouri, he
spent a semester at West Point Military Academy. He then
returned to Missouri School of Mines to finish a Bachelor’s
Degree in Geology. He worked as a miner in Leadville,
CO, prospecting and fishing on his days off. He returned
to Missouri prior to joining the USAF in 1964. He spent
several years at Hurlburt Field, FL as an Air Commando
before transferring to US Army and duty as a Commanding
Officer in Vietnam. Upon returning to the USA, he worked
on a special assignment at the Pentagon. After retirement from the US Army, he moved to Southern California
where he returned to college and completed another BA,
two Masters Degrees and a PhD except for dissertation. He
taught at the college level while getting advanced degrees,
and in the California prison system. He and his third wife,
Sharon, and youngest two children moved to Meeker, CO
around 1994. After misfortune and his third divorce, he relocated to Grand Junction in 2001.
He was a member of many churches during his travels, currently he was a member of Covenant Presbyterian
Church in Grand Junction. In Meeker, he was an active
member of the Methodist church, Lion’s Club, Methodist’s
Men’s Club, Masonic Lodge # 80 and, Meeker Sportsman’s
Club. In Grand Junction, he joined Mesa Lodge #55 and
Scottish Rite in 2002, Orchard Mesa Gun Club, Military
Officers of America Association, Ararat Shriners Temple,
Kansas City, MO in 2001 and was affiliated with El Jebel
Shrine, Denver, CO. For a short time, he was a member of
the Gem and Mineral Club. He was a long time member of
NRA, VFW, and American Legion.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, rock hunting, reloading
ammunition, target shooting, and traveling until his health
prevented his participation. He was affiliated with Boy
Scouts of America for over 50 years, achieving the Order
of the Arrow Award. He continued his lifelong hobby of
reading all genres including politics, economics, archeology, history, fiction and classics.
A memorial service will be held at Covenant
Presbyterian Church, 237 32 Road, Grand Junction, on July
13, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. with Masonic Traditional honors.
The service will be followed by a brief reception. The interment will be at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2830
Riverside Parkway, at 1:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Shriners
Children’s Hospitals, in memory of Edgar.