Harold Wayne Critchfield, 75, died March 11, 2024 at the Lexington VA Medical Center, surrounded by his family. The Lexington native attended Henry Clay High School, and briefly UK before choosing to serve his country by enlisting in the Navy. He later completed his education at EKU, and returned to Lexington to help run the family business, Critchfield Meats, along with his siblings, before retiring in 2007.
One loyal customer wrote, “Harold, along with his brothers, made Critchfields the successful business it is today and always has been.”
He took up piano playing in his 50s, and had recently been teaching himself to play “I Will Always Love You,” for his beloved wife, Martha.
Friends and family say he was known for his generosity, “often emptying the freezer to give food to others”
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