Joseph Crossley

 Joseph Crossley, 79, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2025. He is a member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. Joseph was born in Wichita, KS on November 11, 1945 and graduated from Rose Hill High School in 1963. In January 1963 he joined the Navy, received an Honorable discharge then in August 1966 went on to attend college at Wichita State University earning his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering in 1973 and his Master of Business Administration in 1975. Shortly after he completed his degrees he started a family and moved to Texas. In Texas he worked for Texas Instruments. He was able to retire from T.I. at an early age and moved to Shawnee, OK. He was preceded in death by - his parents, Basil and Eleanor Crossley of Bethel Acres, OK; His sister-in-law Tessie Crossley, sister Ruth Harder and brother Orin Crossley. He is survived in passing by his brother Burton Crossley of Elmo, Tx and his sister Rachel Crossley of Choctaw, OK – along with his four children, Son, Jesse Crossley & wife Narda Crossley and their children Ricardo and Lennox Daughter Caroline Crossley & Bryan Suhy and their children Caelin, Brody, and Eleanor Daughter Cathleen Crossley & husband Mason Riley and their children Wren and Jean-Michel Son John Crossley & Megan Kinney; and other extended family members and friends. Joseph was a son, a brother, a cousin, a nephew, an uncle, a father and a grandfather. He will be missed.