February 25, 2001

LAVINA CREST

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Lavina Crest, 83, of Bloomfield died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at the Beverly Health Care Center in Bloomfield. She was born on Nov. 25, 1917, at Conran, Mo., daughter of William T. and Lillie Furlong Porter. She spent most of her life in the Bloomfield community. She was a member of the Beech Grove General Baptist Church...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Lavina Crest, 83, of Bloomfield died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at the Beverly Health Care Center in Bloomfield.

She was born on Nov. 25, 1917, at Conran, Mo., daughter of William T. and Lillie Furlong Porter.

She spent most of her life in the Bloomfield community. She was a member of the Beech Grove General Baptist Church.

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She and George Crest were married March 7, 1936. He died Feb. 11, 2001.

Survivors include a son, Donald Crest of Bangor, Mich.; a daughter, Bernice Payton of Dexter, Mo.; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by five infant children and a brother.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. The Rev. Bob Holland will officiate. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery.

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