Extracted from The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL)
Tuesday, May 7, 1946

OSCAR F. CROSBY

LEESBURG, May 6. -- (Special) -- Oscar F. Crosby, 77, died this morning at his home near Oxford after an illness of several weeks. Born in Elba, Ala., he came to Oxford five years ago from Plant City, where he had lived for a number of years. He was a farmer.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Henrietta Crosby, of Oxford; seven sons, B. N. Crosby and J. M. Crosby, of Oxford; A. C. Crosby, of Sidney; R. J. Crosby and George W. Crosby, of Dover; A. A. Crosby, of Turkey Creek, and O. F. Crosby, Jr., of Tampa; three daughters, Mrs. Albert Hugs, of Jacksonville; Mrs. R. L. Browning, of Tampa, and Mrs. J. H. Johnson, of Wildwood.