Ollie Griffin Crews, 86, of Hoboken died Saturday morning (Jan. 9, 2010) at her residence after an extended illness.
She was born in Brantley County to the late John and Anna Louise Mott Griffin and lived in Brantley County all of her life. Mrs. Crews was a Homemaker and a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. She was a very devoted wife, she enjoyed cooking and helping her neighbors but most of all her children and her family was her life.
In addition to her parents Mrs. Crews was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters, W.D. Griffin, Alma Harris, Raleigh Griffin, Abbie Rowell, Brantley Griffin, Omie Duncombe and Allen Griffin; one son-in-law, Irving Stephen (Stevie) Patten.
Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Charles Elden Crews, Hoboken; ten children, Carol Elaine Crews Heard (husband Charles Earl Heard), Janice Crews Shuman (husband Elbert Ray Shuman), Anna Kathryn Crews Altman (husband Ronald John Altman), Elden Larry Crews (wife Evelyn Thrift Crews), Emma Ruth Crews Lee (husband Wade Lee), John Terry Crews (wife Lera Cynthia Pittman Crews), Marilyn Crews Crawford (husband Gary Boyce Crawford), Bruce Daniel Crews (Barbara Ann Patten Crews), Thomas Ashley Crews (wife Teresa Diane Steedley Crews) and Dennis Edward Crews (wife Susan Annette Harris Crews); two sisters-in-law, Hazel Griffin, Hoboken and Pat Griffin Rutherford (husband Sobie Rutherford), Knoxville, TN.
Survivors also include thirty-eight grandchildren, Kenneth Ray Heard (wife Allyson Watson Heard), Jeffery Allen Heard (wife Kristin Elizabeth Heard), Ann Marie Heard Arnold (husband Brian Travis Arnold), Carrie Alicia Heard, Constance Renee Shuman Sartain (husband John Curtis Sartain), Christopher Ray Shuman, Ronda Jo Altman Coker, Anna Rebecca Altman Payne (husband Sammy Payne), Karen Denise Albritton Smith, Cecelia Roxanne Albritton Moore (husband Stanley Moore), Charles Elden Crews (wife Kimberly Diane Harris Crews), Cameron Ethan Crews, Jesse James Lee, Dustie Daniel Lee McMillan (husband Jonathan Larry McMillan), Candice Cynthia Crews King (husband Brandon Terrence King), John Lamar Crews, Lisa Deione Patten Osban (husband Robert Wallace Osban, Jr.), Dori Michelle Crawford Buonanno (husband John Buonanno), Amber Rose Crews Sapp (husband Samuel Kevin Sapp), Matt Dillon Crews (wife Heather Cook Crews), Grant Shane Crews, Meghan Molly Crews, Brandon Lewis Crews (wife Kristen Morgan Crews) and Jamie Lynn Crews; 36 great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann Heard, Kathryn Marshall Heard, Cole Jeffery Heard, Aiden Cooper Heard, Nolan Cross Heard, Parker Harrison Pete-Arnold, Gabriel Elias Arnold, Elijah Cloud Arnold, Karson Nicole Clements, Kelsey Denae Clements, Lanie Abigail Shuman, Rachel Danielle Sartain, Christopher Michael Shuman, Matthew Ray Shuman, Jadison Sara Coker, Sky Christian Coker, Rebecca Nicole Payne, Jessica Smith, Leonard Smith, Eve Register Ellen Sills, Elijah Moore, Lane Elden Crews, Rylie Isaac Crews, Payton Eli Crews, Ashley Danielle Lee, Dalton James Lee, Logan Elizabeth Lee, Morgan Ryan Dowling, Hunter Eugene Dowling, Emily Diana Taylor, Samuel Terrence King, James Seborn Braddy, Jr. (Staten), Sarah Elizabeth Osban, Matt Daniel Crews, Alli Marilyn Buonanna; 9 great-great grandchildren; Numerous special nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday morning at 11 am at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 – 8 pm at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.
All former pastors are requested to serve as Honorary Pallbearers and should meet at the church by 10:40 am Tuesday for the service.
Sympathy may be expressed online at www.milesodumfuneralhome.com.
Miles-Odum Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
She was born in Brantley County to the late John and Anna Louise Mott Griffin and lived in Brantley County all of her life. Mrs. Crews was a Homemaker and a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. She was a very devoted wife, she enjoyed cooking and helping her neighbors but most of all her children and her family was her life.
In addition to her parents Mrs. Crews was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters, W.D. Griffin, Alma Harris, Raleigh Griffin, Abbie Rowell, Brantley Griffin, Omie Duncombe and Allen Griffin; one son-in-law, Irving Stephen (Stevie) Patten.
Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Charles Elden Crews, Hoboken; ten children, Carol Elaine Crews Heard (husband Charles Earl Heard), Janice Crews Shuman (husband Elbert Ray Shuman), Anna Kathryn Crews Altman (husband Ronald John Altman), Elden Larry Crews (wife Evelyn Thrift Crews), Emma Ruth Crews Lee (husband Wade Lee), John Terry Crews (wife Lera Cynthia Pittman Crews), Marilyn Crews Crawford (husband Gary Boyce Crawford), Bruce Daniel Crews (Barbara Ann Patten Crews), Thomas Ashley Crews (wife Teresa Diane Steedley Crews) and Dennis Edward Crews (wife Susan Annette Harris Crews); two sisters-in-law, Hazel Griffin, Hoboken and Pat Griffin Rutherford (husband Sobie Rutherford), Knoxville, TN.
Survivors also include thirty-eight grandchildren, Kenneth Ray Heard (wife Allyson Watson Heard), Jeffery Allen Heard (wife Kristin Elizabeth Heard), Ann Marie Heard Arnold (husband Brian Travis Arnold), Carrie Alicia Heard, Constance Renee Shuman Sartain (husband John Curtis Sartain), Christopher Ray Shuman, Ronda Jo Altman Coker, Anna Rebecca Altman Payne (husband Sammy Payne), Karen Denise Albritton Smith, Cecelia Roxanne Albritton Moore (husband Stanley Moore), Charles Elden Crews (wife Kimberly Diane Harris Crews), Cameron Ethan Crews, Jesse James Lee, Dustie Daniel Lee McMillan (husband Jonathan Larry McMillan), Candice Cynthia Crews King (husband Brandon Terrence King), John Lamar Crews, Lisa Deione Patten Osban (husband Robert Wallace Osban, Jr.), Dori Michelle Crawford Buonanno (husband John Buonanno), Amber Rose Crews Sapp (husband Samuel Kevin Sapp), Matt Dillon Crews (wife Heather Cook Crews), Grant Shane Crews, Meghan Molly Crews, Brandon Lewis Crews (wife Kristen Morgan Crews) and Jamie Lynn Crews; 36 great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann Heard, Kathryn Marshall Heard, Cole Jeffery Heard, Aiden Cooper Heard, Nolan Cross Heard, Parker Harrison Pete-Arnold, Gabriel Elias Arnold, Elijah Cloud Arnold, Karson Nicole Clements, Kelsey Denae Clements, Lanie Abigail Shuman, Rachel Danielle Sartain, Christopher Michael Shuman, Matthew Ray Shuman, Jadison Sara Coker, Sky Christian Coker, Rebecca Nicole Payne, Jessica Smith, Leonard Smith, Eve Register Ellen Sills, Elijah Moore, Lane Elden Crews, Rylie Isaac Crews, Payton Eli Crews, Ashley Danielle Lee, Dalton James Lee, Logan Elizabeth Lee, Morgan Ryan Dowling, Hunter Eugene Dowling, Emily Diana Taylor, Samuel Terrence King, James Seborn Braddy, Jr. (Staten), Sarah Elizabeth Osban, Matt Daniel Crews, Alli Marilyn Buonanna; 9 great-great grandchildren; Numerous special nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday morning at 11 am at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 – 8 pm at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.
All former pastors are requested to serve as Honorary Pallbearers and should meet at the church by 10:40 am Tuesday for the service.
Sympathy may be expressed online at www.milesodumfuneralhome.com.
Miles-Odum Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Ollie Griffin Crews, 86, of Hoboken died Saturday morning (Jan. 9, 2010) at her residence after an extended illness.
She was born in Brantley County to the late John and Anna Louise Mott Griffin and lived in Brantley County all of her life. Mrs. Crews was a Homemaker and a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. She was a very devoted wife, she enjoyed cooking and helping her neighbors but most of all her children and her family was her life.
In addition to her parents Mrs. Crews was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters, W.D. Griffin, Alma Harris, Raleigh Griffin, Abbie Rowell, Brantley Griffin, Omie Duncombe and Allen Griffin; one son-in-law, Irving Stephen (Stevie) Patten.
Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Charles Elden Crews, Hoboken; ten children, Carol Elaine Crews Heard (husband Charles Earl Heard), Janice Crews Shuman (husband Elbert Ray Shuman), Anna Kathryn Crews Altman (husband Ronald John Altman), Elden Larry Crews (wife Evelyn Thrift Crews), Emma Ruth Crews Lee (husband Wade Lee), John Terry Crews (wife Lera Cynthia Pittman Crews), Marilyn Crews Crawford (husband Gary Boyce Crawford), Bruce Daniel Crews (Barbara Ann Patten Crews), Thomas Ashley Crews (wife Teresa Diane Steedley Crews) and Dennis Edward Crews (wife Susan Annette Harris Crews); two sisters-in-law, Hazel Griffin, Hoboken and Pat Griffin Rutherford (husband Sobie Rutherford), Knoxville, TN.
Survivors also include thirty-eight grandchildren, Kenneth Ray Heard (wife Allyson Watson Heard), Jeffery Allen Heard (wife Kristin Elizabeth Heard), Ann Marie Heard Arnold (husband Brian Travis Arnold), Carrie Alicia Heard, Constance Renee Shuman Sartain (husband John Curtis Sartain), Christopher Ray Shuman, Ronda Jo Altman Coker, Anna Rebecca Altman Payne (husband Sammy Payne), Karen Denise Albritton Smith, Cecelia Roxanne Albritton Moore (husband Stanley Moore), Charles Elden Crews (wife Kimberly Diane Harris Crews), Cameron Ethan Crews, Jesse James Lee, Dustie Daniel Lee McMillan (husband Jonathan Larry McMillan), Candice Cynthia Crews King (husband Brandon Terrence King), John Lamar Crews, Lisa Deione Patten Osban (husband Robert Wallace Osban, Jr.), Dori Michelle Crawford Buonanno (husband John Buonanno), Amber Rose Crews Sapp (husband Samuel Kevin Sapp), Matt Dillon Crews (wife Heather Cook Crews), Grant Shane Crews, Meghan Molly Crews, Brandon Lewis Crews (wife Kristen Morgan Crews) and Jamie Lynn Crews; 36 great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann Heard, Kathryn Marshall Heard, Cole Jeffery Heard, Aiden Cooper Heard, Nolan Cross Heard, Parker Harrison Pete-Arnold, Gabriel Elias Arnold, Elijah Cloud Arnold, Karson Nicole Clements, Kelsey Denae Clements, Lanie Abigail Shuman, Rachel Danielle Sartain, Christopher Michael Shuman, Matthew Ray Shuman, Jadison Sara Coker, Sky Christian Coker, Rebecca Nicole Payne, Jessica Smith, Leonard Smith, Eve Register Ellen Sills, Elijah Moore, Lane Elden Crews, Rylie Isaac Crews, Payton Eli Crews, Ashley Danielle Lee, Dalton James Lee, Logan Elizabeth Lee, Morgan Ryan Dowling, Hunter Eugene Dowling, Emily Diana Taylor, Samuel Terrence King, James Seborn Braddy, Jr. (Staten), Sarah Elizabeth Osban, Matt Daniel Crews, Alli Marilyn Buonanna; 9 great-great grandchildren; Numerous special nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday morning at 11 am at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 – 8 pm at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.
All former pastors are requested to serve as Honorary Pallbearers and should meet at the church by 10:40 am Tuesday for the service.
Sympathy may be expressed online at www.milesodumfuneralhome.com.
Miles-Odum Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
She was born in Brantley County to the late John and Anna Louise Mott Griffin and lived in Brantley County all of her life. Mrs. Crews was a Homemaker and a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. She was a very devoted wife, she enjoyed cooking and helping her neighbors but most of all her children and her family was her life.
In addition to her parents Mrs. Crews was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters, W.D. Griffin, Alma Harris, Raleigh Griffin, Abbie Rowell, Brantley Griffin, Omie Duncombe and Allen Griffin; one son-in-law, Irving Stephen (Stevie) Patten.
Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Charles Elden Crews, Hoboken; ten children, Carol Elaine Crews Heard (husband Charles Earl Heard), Janice Crews Shuman (husband Elbert Ray Shuman), Anna Kathryn Crews Altman (husband Ronald John Altman), Elden Larry Crews (wife Evelyn Thrift Crews), Emma Ruth Crews Lee (husband Wade Lee), John Terry Crews (wife Lera Cynthia Pittman Crews), Marilyn Crews Crawford (husband Gary Boyce Crawford), Bruce Daniel Crews (Barbara Ann Patten Crews), Thomas Ashley Crews (wife Teresa Diane Steedley Crews) and Dennis Edward Crews (wife Susan Annette Harris Crews); two sisters-in-law, Hazel Griffin, Hoboken and Pat Griffin Rutherford (husband Sobie Rutherford), Knoxville, TN.
Survivors also include thirty-eight grandchildren, Kenneth Ray Heard (wife Allyson Watson Heard), Jeffery Allen Heard (wife Kristin Elizabeth Heard), Ann Marie Heard Arnold (husband Brian Travis Arnold), Carrie Alicia Heard, Constance Renee Shuman Sartain (husband John Curtis Sartain), Christopher Ray Shuman, Ronda Jo Altman Coker, Anna Rebecca Altman Payne (husband Sammy Payne), Karen Denise Albritton Smith, Cecelia Roxanne Albritton Moore (husband Stanley Moore), Charles Elden Crews (wife Kimberly Diane Harris Crews), Cameron Ethan Crews, Jesse James Lee, Dustie Daniel Lee McMillan (husband Jonathan Larry McMillan), Candice Cynthia Crews King (husband Brandon Terrence King), John Lamar Crews, Lisa Deione Patten Osban (husband Robert Wallace Osban, Jr.), Dori Michelle Crawford Buonanno (husband John Buonanno), Amber Rose Crews Sapp (husband Samuel Kevin Sapp), Matt Dillon Crews (wife Heather Cook Crews), Grant Shane Crews, Meghan Molly Crews, Brandon Lewis Crews (wife Kristen Morgan Crews) and Jamie Lynn Crews; 36 great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann Heard, Kathryn Marshall Heard, Cole Jeffery Heard, Aiden Cooper Heard, Nolan Cross Heard, Parker Harrison Pete-Arnold, Gabriel Elias Arnold, Elijah Cloud Arnold, Karson Nicole Clements, Kelsey Denae Clements, Lanie Abigail Shuman, Rachel Danielle Sartain, Christopher Michael Shuman, Matthew Ray Shuman, Jadison Sara Coker, Sky Christian Coker, Rebecca Nicole Payne, Jessica Smith, Leonard Smith, Eve Register Ellen Sills, Elijah Moore, Lane Elden Crews, Rylie Isaac Crews, Payton Eli Crews, Ashley Danielle Lee, Dalton James Lee, Logan Elizabeth Lee, Morgan Ryan Dowling, Hunter Eugene Dowling, Emily Diana Taylor, Samuel Terrence King, James Seborn Braddy, Jr. (Staten), Sarah Elizabeth Osban, Matt Daniel Crews, Alli Marilyn Buonanna; 9 great-great grandchildren; Numerous special nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday morning at 11 am at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 – 8 pm at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.
All former pastors are requested to serve as Honorary Pallbearers and should meet at the church by 10:40 am Tuesday for the service.
Sympathy may be expressed online at www.milesodumfuneralhome.com.
Miles-Odum Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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