Memorials to The Salvation Army. Crawford, Melba Jean, of St. Charles, Missouri, died on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at the age of 84, loving wife of the late DeWitt Crawford, dear daughter of the late Clifton and Anne Hughes Wells, loving mother of Pamela (Monty) Merchant and Patricia Crawford, cherished grandmother of Christopher, Patrick (Sarah), Elizabeth (Andrew), Nicholas, Amber and Darren and great grandmother of Asher, Ava and Jacob, loving sister of John (Lorraine) Wells and Dorothy (John) Perry, dearest sister-in-law, aunt, and cherished friend. She was a homemaker, and a 50-year plus resident of St. Charles County.