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Gregory McCrimmon

5/10/2025

Rev. Gregory McCrimmon, 70; Great Plains Conference elder. Born May 9, 1955; died May 10, 2025.

After serving as pastor of Topeka Kansas Avenue UMC from 1996 to 2012, McCrimmon served the U.S. Army from 1985-1995, and the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant commander chaplain from 2003-2012. Upon retiring from the Navy, he continued serving as a staff chaplain at Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center Houston,  from January 2012 to March 2025. 

He is survived by his wife, Terrie Barber-McCrimmon; children, Nicholas McCrimmon and Diondra McCrimmon; one granddaughter and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 11:45 a.m. Friday, May 30, at American Heritage Funeral Home, Houston, with visitation prior and committal service following at Houston National Cemetery.

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