Antoinette ‘Toni’ Margaret Crawford

Antoinette ‘Toni’ Margaret  Crawford

SALISBURY— Antoinette “Toni” Margaret Crawford, 71, a lifelong area resident, died Saturday, June 13, 2020, at her home in Salisbury, surrounded by her loving children following a courageous battle with cancer.  

Toni worked as a hairdresser at Noble Horizons in Salisbury and was also a produce clerk at LaBonne’s Market in Salisbury.

Born June 20, 1948, in Great Barrington, she was the daughter of the late Shirley (Curtis) and Robert A. Smith Sr. 

She was a 1966 graduate of Housatonic Valley Regional High School and the Torrington Beauty Academy. She was a past member of the Lakeville Hose Company Ladies Auxiliary and a longtime parishioner of Saint Martin of Tours Church of St. Mary in Lakeville.  

She enjoyed spending time with her loving family and many friends. She will be dearly missed by all.

Toni is survived by three children, Michael White and his wife, Sarah, of Salisbury, Christopher White of Salisbury, N.C., and Danielle Murphy and her husband, Robert, of Elizabeth City, N.C.; her brother, Robert A. Smith Jr. of Salisbury; her sister, Michelle Salerno and her husband, Anthony, of Waterbury, Conn.; her grandchildren, Mercedes, Austin, Caleb, Jacob, Alexander, Summer and Gage; and several nieces and nephews and many friends.

Calling hours will be held on Saturday, June 20, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Scott D. Conklin Funeral Home, 37 Park Ave., Millerton. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, the Rev. Dr. Martha Tucker  officiating. Burial will be private.

All New York, Connecticut and CDC guidelines will be in effect, including facial coverings and social distancing. 

Memorial donations may be made to the Lakeville Hose Co., P.O. Box 1969, Lakeville, CT 06039; or Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, CT 06039. 

To send an online condolence, go to www.conklinfuneralhome.com.

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