

Danny will be remembered for being a devoted husband and father, loving son, a faithful servant, a great lawyer and honorable judge, and friend to everyone he met. With his positive attitude and wonderful sense of humor, he was down to earth, gracious and kind. His passing will leave a void and he will be missed by everyone who knew him.
Danny was born on May 12, 1973, in Birmingham, Alabama to Daniel Alford Crowson, Sr. and Barbara Barger Crowson. A 1991 graduate of Pelham High School, he went on to obtain a BS in political science from Jacksonville State University where he was also a member of Pi Kappa Phi. In 2000, Danny graduated from the Birmingham School of Law and became a founding partner of Crowson, Morrison, and Spann, LLC. Danny served as Prosecutor for the City of Vincent from 2005 to 2015, Prosecutor for the City of Montevallo from 2006 to 2015, and Municipal Court Judge for the City of Calera from 2010 to 2015. In 2015, he was elected as District Court Judge in Shelby County. In 2012, Danny received the Honorable Howell Heflin Appreciation Award, Alabama Judge of the Year, and State of Alabama Court Referral Services Award.
Over the years Danny enjoyed playing tennis and basketball with his dad. He also enjoyed fishing with his many friends.
Preceding Danny in death is his father-in-law, Jimmy Mitchell and his mother-in-law, Paula Mitchell Higgins; and his grandparents, Cleveland and Myrtle Crowson and J.T. and Gladys Barger.
Left to cherish his memory is his adoring wife of 25 years, Ashley Mitchell Crowson; his two loving children, Daniel Alford Crowson III and Lauren Blake Crowson; his parents, Daniel Alford Crowson, Sr. and Barbara Barger Crowson; and his sister, Renee’ Crowson Doss; along with many aunts, uncles, nephews, a niece, and cousins. He is also survived by a golden retriever named Bama and a mini goldendoodle named Bella.
The Crowson family will receive friends at Briarwood Presbyterian Church on Monday, February 21, 2022, from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm with a funeral service beginning at 2:00 pm. Burial will follow immediately after the service at Southern Heritage Cemetery in Pelham, Alabama.
Memorial donations to the 10th Floor CICU nurses of Grandview Medical Center, are welcome. The family would also like to extend heartfelt gratitude to Grandview Medical Center for the amazing care they offered Danny.
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