Earnest Roger Crabtree Earnest Roger Crabtree, age 70, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at his residence. He was born on June 25, 1941 in Tazwell, Kentucky to the late Leonard A. and Vernie Martin Crabtree. His wife of 46 years, Barbara Burns Crabtree, survives. Other survivors include his two sons, Roger and John Crabtree both of Troy; four grandchildren: Amber Marie and Earnest Roger Crabtree, Ashley Lynn Bryant, and John Wayne Crabtree; and one great-grandson, Tyler Bryant; two brothers: Tom Crabtree of Williamsport, Ohio and Irvin Crabtree of Columbus, Ohio; and two sisters: Bonnie Ackison of Lancaster, Ohio and Kathy Williamson of Indiana. In addition to his parents, Earnest was preceded in death by one brother, Bob Crabtree; and three sisters: Myrtle Crabtree, Mary JoAnn Crabtree, and Nancy Asbury. He served in the US Navy from 1961-1968 during the Cuban Crisis and later worked as a builder with Van Leer Homes in Tipp City, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Baird Funeral Home, Troy. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, with Military Honors at the graveside. Friends may call from 10-11AM on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, Ohio 45373. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.