Whitney Philip Crafts

Whitney Philip Crafts, 60, a resident of Springfield, Massachusetts, passed away October 30, 2022 at Bay State Medical Center. Whitney was born in Pensacola, Florida on October 16, 1962 the son of Philip W. and Margaret (Whitney) Crafts. He attended Hopkinton High school in Hopkinton, Mass and smart as whip but was not much for school. He became an auto mechanic directly out of school and had a strong following of garages who were always looking for his services. In his early years, he was a motor sports fanatic including 4 wheeling, motocross and snowmobiles. Whitney was very social with lots of friends.

After a few years he tried his hand at home building and loved carpentry. He used to say that when he gave people a nice place to live, they loved his work and always wanted more. He said when he fixed somebody’s car they were always mad because it cost so much. After framing homes he apprenticed with his boss and friend Glen Sisco to become an interior trim carpenter. He spent the remaining work years with his own business trimming high end homes in the Framingham and Boston area. Whitney’s final job was remodeling his mother’s retirement home in Springfield, Mass. He was the driver and helper for his mother until passing away. Whitney is survived by his mother Margaret Crafts, brother Douglas Crafts, daughter Ananda Anderson and nieces, nephews an cousins. He was preceded in death by his father Philip Crafts, partner Lori Anderson, sisters Daryl Iannetteli and Debbie Crafts.

Graveside funeral services for Whitney will be held Saturday November 12, 2022 ay 11am in Mountain View Cemetery in West Dover.

The family has entrusted arrangements to the care of Covey-Allen & Shea Funeral Home 44 East Main Street Wilmington, VT.