Betty Crenshaw

Betty Crenshaw obituary, Abingdon, MD

Betty Crenshaw

Betty Crenshaw Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Nov. 11, 2009.
Betty Ann Crenshaw EDGEWOOD, Md. Betty Ann Crenshaw, age 71, died on Nov. 6, 2009, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Born in Abingdon, Va., she was the daughter of the late Herman Gaines and Ada Gillenwater Woodward. A Harford County resident for 42 years, she was also a member of Mountain Christian Church in Joppa, Md. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed reading, sewing, cooking, crafts, playing cards and board games. Mrs. Crenshaw is survived by her husband of 52 years, Frederick Wallace Crenshaw of Edgewood; son, Gary Crenshaw and wife Carol, of Joppa, Md.; daughter, Vicki Odachowski and husband Rick, of Edgewood; sister, Helen Shortt and husband Havard, of Emory, Va.; and three grandchildren, Alex Crenshaw, Jordan and Abby Odachowski. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brother, James Woodward; and sister, Catherine Booth. Services were held on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at Mountain Christian Church, with Rev. Robert B. Greene officiating. Interment was in Highview Memorial Gardens, Fallston, Md. Pallbearers were Blake Eades, Dean McNew, Pete Nutter, Don Fogle, John Ryea and Jeff Harris. Those who desire may make a contribution to Johns Hopkins Transplant Center, 1 Charles Center, 100 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at mccomasfuneralhome.com

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