Dorothy Crostic Crowder

CROWDER, Dorothy Crostic, departed her earthly body on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, after a long and full life. She joins her departed husband, John P. Crowder Jr.; sister, Edith Crostic Grigg; mother and father, Helen Greenwood Crostic and John Peyton Crostic in heaven. She was a longtime resident of Hanover County and faithful member of Mechanicsville Presbyterian Church. She is survived by three sons, Robert Randolph Crowder of Raleigh, N.C., Dr. Richard Frederick Crowder of Gloucester, Va., and John Preston Crowder III of Mechanicsville, Va.; three grandchildren, Jason Crowder, Frances Warren and John P. Crowder IV; as well as three beloved daughters-in-law, Donna, Jean and Mary Crowder. The family will receive friends and visitors from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 18, at the Mechanicsville Chapel, Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Maury Cemetery, with Rev. Robert Bluford officiating. The family wishes to express its appreciation to the Gloucester House, Gloucester, Va., for the caring kindness shown to our dearly departed. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to one's favorite charity.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.