Final Salute

Mr. James “Jim” Walter Crenshaw, age 74 of Cherokee Road, Toccoa entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 1, 2026, surrounded by his family.

A son of the late William Meredith Crenshaw and Virginia Emmaline Dowdy Crenshaw, he was born September 25, 1952, in Orlando, Florida, having moved to Toccoa, Georgia in 1989. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy in the submarine service and Navy Reserve with the Seabees having served for 18 years. He retired from the City of Toccoa with 29 years of service. He was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, the H20 Sunday School Class and very active in other capacities in the church. His hobbies included woodworking, photography, bird watching and going to the beach. He was a loving husband, dad, grandfather and brother.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Chuck Crenshaw and a sister-in-law, Susan Sproles.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon Overall Crenshaw; daughter, Charity D. Crenshaw of Lakewood, Washington; sons and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Selena Crenshaw and Jesse Crenshaw; grandchildren, Dylan Gallez and Teddy Ashcraft of Washington State; brothers, Ed Crenshaw (Pauline) of Young Harris, Georgia, Mike Crenshaw (Tonka) of Warne, North Carolina and Terry Crenshaw (Cassie) of Orlando, Florida; sister, Peggy Waddell (Mike) of Texas.

Memorial services will be held Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 6 p.m. in the Hillcrest Chapel of the Acree-Davis Funeral Home with The Reverend Andy Childs and The Reverend Dr. Jamie Smith officiating. Honorary escort will be the H2O Sunday School Class and the sSmallGroup. Military Honors will be provided by the U.S. Navy Honor Guard and VFW Post 4346 Honor Guard.

The family will receive friends at the Acree-Davis Funeral Home on Tuesday, from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.acree-davisfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ebenezer Baptist Church, 49 Rose Lane, Toccoa, Georgia 30577 in memory of Mr. James “Jim” Walter Crenshaw.

Acree-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. James “Jim” Walter Crenshaw.