Tracy Lyne Crandall, 50, of Ozark left this earth on February 21, 2016. Tracy was born on January 17, 1966 in Newton, Kansas to Lawrence Melvin Crandall, Jr. and Barbara Jeanne Manka.
Tracy graduated from Sedgwick High School in 1984. After graduation Tracy took to the road as a traveling photographer. From there, life would take him to Chicago then West Virginia and eventually settling in Springfield, Missouri were he joined the Laborers Union #663.
In 1995, he settled into family life with Addie Douglas and on June 22, 2001, they were blessed with a beautiful baby girl, Tori Linn Crandall. She was the center of his life. There wasn't anything he wouldn't do for her. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, taking Tori on new adventures and spending time with family and friends. Tracy was helpful, loving, and hardworking, he would put all others before himself and he had that quirky, obnoxious, irritating laugh!
Tracy has been received with loving arms in heaven by his father, Lawrence Crandall Jr.; his grandparents, Lawrence and Mildred Crandall and Theo Lawler.
Tracy will watch over from above, his daughter, Tori Linn Crandall; mother, Barbara Tyler and step-father Chuck "pops" Tyler; a sister, Annette Griffin, a brother-in-law, Robin "Rob" Griffin; nephews Eric and Rachel Mertes and Nicholas and Sarah Griffin; a grand niece and nephew, Ainsley and Kolton Mertes.
Once you met Tracy, you just can't forget his infectious smile and his smart aleck attitude.
He will be missed by us all.
Visitation will be held from 3-4 PM, Saturday, February 26, 2016, with services starting at 4 PM, all held at the Chapel at Elfindale Mansion, 1701 S Fort, Springfield, MO 65807.