Mr. James Winfred Crabtree, 85, of 1521 Smith Level Road, Chapel Hill, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2009 at his residence.
Mr. Crabtree was born in Chapel Hill on Oct. 20, 1924 to the late Gurney and Lela Womble Crabtree. He worked with the physical education department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for 35 years until retiring in 1976.
He is survived by his wife, Ellen Williams Crabtree, of Chapel Hill and his son, Steven Winfred Crabtree and wife, Dorothy Elizabeth, of Chapel Hill.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Ronald Crabtree, and a brother, Bynum Crabtree.