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| Crockett,Bennie August 12,1977; South Carolina | |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Sep 5 2007, 03:26 PM Post #1 |
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Bennie Crockett Missing since August 12, 1977 from Taylor’s Grove, Lancaster County, South Carolina Classification: Missing •Date Of Birth: May 28, 1908 •Age at Time of Disappearance: 69 years old •Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5"; 160 lbs. •Distinguishing Characteristics: Black male. Black hair; brown eyes. Circumstances of Disappearance Crockett was seen last at Rankin’s Grocery on U.S. 521 in Taylor’s Grove some time after 19.00 on August 12, 1977. People at a house nearby said he was talking with someone inside a car that was parked in the median on U.S. 521. But nobody knows where he went after that. The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office began a search of the surrounding area that weekend. His children believe their father was killed. The family has no reason to think he would have left to start a new life. Seven years after he disappeared, the family signed papers that officially pronounced Crockett dead. Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office 803-283-3388 http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3538dmsc.html |
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| monkalup | Jan 12 2011, 09:42 PM Post #2 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Jan 12 2011, 09:54 PM Post #3 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.thelancasternews.com/content/da...ife-personality Daughter: Bennie Crockett had a bigger-than-life personality Though he disappeared almost 33 years ago, Evelyn Cooper still has vivid memories of her father. Standing at 5-feet, 5-inches tall, Bennie Crockett was short in stature, but had a personality that was bigger than life, she said. Hard work, love and concern for people were commonplace for him. “He always helped,” Cooper said. “He would check on others, like members from the church and the elderly.” A Lancaster County native, Crockett worked as a concrete finisher for various companies through the years, notably Ervin Construction in Charlotte. At home, Crockett loved spending time with his wife, Ruby, and four children. His daughter, Nell Davis, said Crockett and his wife were inseparable. “If you saw mom, you saw him,” Davis said. “They went everywhere together.” Crockett enjoyed taking the family on weekend road trips, and while at home, he was the life of the party. He often hosted gatherings at the house, in which close friends and family attended. Cooper said her father usually played the piano and sang songs for guests as entertainment. “It was just a good time to be had,” Cooper said. “He was the one that every relative would want to visit,” she said. “They just enjoyed him and loved the way he treated them.” |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Jan 12 2011, 09:57 PM Post #4 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Bennie Crockett vanished in 1977 -+ASisters mystified about father’s disappearance By Jesef Williams Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm Looking back, Nell Davis sees the foreshadowing signs in her final conversation with her father. The last time anyone reported seeing Bennie Crockett was Aug. 12, 1977, at this country store (then known as Rankin’s Grocery), located not far from Crockett's house on U.S. 521.Buy this photo Jesef Williams/reporterNell Davis, left, and her sister, Evelyn Cooper, hold a picture of their late parents, Bennie and Ruby Crockett. Bennie Crockett disappeared on Aug. 12, 1977, and was never seen again by his family. He was 69 at the time of his disappearance and was declaBuy this photo 1 of 3It was more than 30 years ago – Aug. 12, 1977, a Friday afternoon. Davis and her husband gave her father, Bennie Crockett, a ride to a local seafood market to get some fish before the couple headed to Tennessee for the weekend. Davis remembers Crockett repeatedly looking up and down the street in a way that worried her. Even though Crockett said everything was OK, his actions left her with a weird feeling. When the couple dropped Crockett off at his house, he gave Davis’ husband some simple advice. “He told my husband, ‘If you’re going to be a man, be a good man – an all-around good man,’” Davis said. She found that was peculiar because Crockett never gave his son-in-law advice like that and rarely commented on their marriage. Davis worried about her father all the way to Tennessee and all the way back home. “I knew that something was wrong,” she said. “That was the strangest thing.” And when Davis returned to Lancaster, she learned that Crockett had disappeared Friday and was never seen again. His disappearance remains a puzzling case. Crockett’s disappearance Crockett and his wife, Ruby, lived on Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521), just a few miles north of the Lancaster city limits. Crockett, then 69, regularly walked to Rankin’s Grocery, also on U.S. 521, just a short distance from his house. The store owner and a nearby neighbor saw Crockett outside the store shortly after 7 p.m. that Friday. He was talking with someone inside a red car that was parked in the median on U.S. 521. That was the last time anyone reported seeing him. Crockett’s other daughter, Evelyn Cooper, has no idea what could have happened. “I can’t see anyone hurting an elderly man, well-known,” she said. “Why would you?” The family notified authorities that Friday that Crockett did not come home that evening. A search for him began that weekend. Lancaster County sheriff’s deputies searched by foot and surveyed surrounding areas by helicopters. A newspaper ad ran and missing-person bulletins were posted – all to no avail. Seven years after his disappearance, the family officially declared Crockett dead. Former Lancaster County Sheriff Johnny Cauthen had just joined the sheriff’s office when Crockett vanished. He said no leads ever surfaced in the case. Cauthen still thinks about Crockett’s disappearance “all the time” when he drives along that stretch of U.S. 521. “It was real puzzling. You think he may have walked off, but we don’t know,” he said. “It’s just like he disappeared off the face of the Earth.” Despite Cauthen’s sentiments, Davis and Cooper say the family hasn’t had much cooperation from the sheriff’s office over the years. Davis said she had to ask several times before authorities initiated a search for her father. And over the years, the office never returned calls from family members wanting to talk about the case, Cooper said. She offers advice to law enforcement officers in missing-person cases. “Don’t take people’s disappearance lightly,” Cooper said. “They belong to someone. Try to do what you can as law enforcement to bring closure.” Moving on but remembering Davis believes her father may have been killed by someone. Not knowing what happened has been hard over the years, but Davis and Cooper say time has a way of healing things. Cooper said she doesn’t dwell on the disappearance that much nowadays and mostly reminisces about the good times with her father. “At first it was hard,” Cooper said. “But now it’s joy, because I’m thankful I had a father like him.” Contact reporter Jesef Williams at jwilliams@thelancasternews.com or (803) 283-1152 http://www.thelancasternews.com/content/be...t-vanished-1977 |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Jan 12 2011, 10:06 PM Post #5 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.thelancasternews.com/content/re...ured-our-series Bennie Crockett On Aug. 12, 1977, Bennie Crockett, then 69, walked to Rankin’s Grocery, on U.S. 521, just a short distance from his house. He often walked to the grocery store. The store owner and a neighbor saw Crockett outside the store shortly after 7 p.m. that Friday. He was talking with someone inside a red car parked in the median on U.S. 521. That was the last time anyone reported seeing him. “I can’t see anyone hurting an elderly man, well-known,” said Crockett’s daughter, Evelyn Cooper. “Why would you?” |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Jan 12 2011, 10:21 PM Post #6 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Bennie Crockett ■Missing since August 12, 1977 from Taylor’s Grove, Lancaster County, South Carolina ■•Date Of Birth: May 28, 1908 ■•Age at Time of Disappearance: 69 years old ■•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5”; 160 lbs. ■•Distinguishing Characteristics: Black male. Black hair; brown eyes. Bennie was larger than life, friendly, outgoing and sociable. He may have been only 5ft 5in but he could make quite an impression. He was the center of his family and had many friends in his community. He hosted many gatherings at his home and often played the piano for his guests. It was part of his routine to visit the Rankin’s Grocery on U.S. 521. It was there that he was last seen on the 12 of August. Some people who live nearby reported that they believed he was speaking to a person in a red car parked in the median of US 521 near the Grocery. He has not been seen again. Shortly before his disappearance Bennie had some advice for one of his sons-in-law. He said “If you’re going to be a man, be a good man – an all-around good man.” That is how Bennie lived his life. His wife and four children eventually had to have him declared deceased but they have never stopped missing him. Contact the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office 803-283-3388 with any information. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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