CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Mary Lucille Crews, 80, of Charleston died Thursday, July 20, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo.
She was born Jan. 16, 1920, in Graves County, Ky., daughter of Joseph Ezekiel and Louvie Lura Jackson Washburn. She and Eli Henry Crews were married Oct. 24, 1953. He died June 1, 1992.
Crews lived in Mississippi County most of her life. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include three sons, Tony Trousdale and Ray Parker of Charleston, Scott Crews of St. Louis; a sister, Ruth Thomas of St. Louis; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston from 5-8 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gerald Penn officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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