Chester Mrs. Patsy Ruth Mullinax Cranford, 87, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Chester Regional Nursing Center in Chester, SC.All services will be private.The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the home of Hap and Margaret Morgan. Born December 26, 1929 in Easley, SC, Mrs. Cranford was a daughter of the late Benjamin Graydon Mullinax and Edna Ophelia Stewart Mullinax and the widow of William A. “Willie” Cranford, Sr.She is a graduate of Chester High School and retired from Springs Industries.Mrs. Cranford was a member of Wesley Memorial U. M. C. and also attended Second Baptist Church. She is survived by her grandson, Harry K. “Hap” Morgan, Jr. (Margaret) of Chester, SC; one great granddaughter, Layla Morgan of Chester, SC; one great grandson, Cranford Morgan of Chester, SC.Mrs. Cranford was preceded in death by her son, William A.“Billy” Cranford, Jr., and her daughter Phyllis C. Morgan. Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to Hospice Care of SC, 173 Columbia St., Chester, SC 29706 or Chester Regional Nursing Center, One Medical Park Drive, Chester, SC 29706. Online condolences may be made to the family a www.barronfuneralhome.com.