Lillian Carol Evans Crowe

Lillian Carol Evans Crowe died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday January 18, 2018. She was born on January 8, 1932 in New York City to Dorothy Monnish Evans and Aurelius Augustus Evans who was a professor of Mathematics at Columbia University. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Rae Maurice Crowe in 2007 and by her brother John Wynne Evans of San Diego, California in 2017. In 1936, she and her family returned home to Tuscaloosa where she lived until her marriage on January 31, 1953. She attended Randolph-Macon College in Lynchburg, Virginia and was graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Alabama in 1952 as one of the first women to receive a degree in mathematics. She was a member of the Kappa Delta sorority. In 1980, she completed her degree in accounting at the University of South Alabama. In 1986, she began work as a certified public accountant at the Smith Dukes & Buckalew accounting firm from which she retired in December 2017. She was a longtime member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church where she served on the Vestry as Assistant Treasurer, the Budget and Finance Committee, and the Personnel Committee. She was treasurer for the Wilmer Hall board of trustees and a member of the Junior League of Mobile. She served as President of the Opera Guild when her children were young. She is survived by her children: Rae Maurice Crowe Jr., Dallas, Texas; Celeste Crowe Grenier, Birmingham; Aurelius Evans Crowe and Lillian Crowe Courtney (Joe), Mobile. Her Grandchildren: Rae Maurice Crowe III, Byars Hollis Crowe, Luke Evans Crowe, Dallas; John Beaulieu Grenier, Jr. (Nicole), New York, New York; Dorothy Monnish Grenier, Philadelphia, PA; Evans Barlow Grenier, San Francisco; Carolyn Youmans Grenier, New York, New York; Lillian Adele Crowe, Mobile; Joseph Manning Courtney III, Dallas, TX; Maurice Lyon Courtney, Tuscaloosa; Celeste Evans Courtney, Mobile; and her great-grandchild: John Crowe Grenier, New York, New York. She will be remembered and missed especially by her sister Celeste Evans Burnum of Tuscaloosa. Her children and grandchildren will remember her calm and wise demeanor and delightful sense of humor. The family would like to thank Augustine Thomas for her lifetime friendship and care. Remembrances may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mobile, the Mobile Symphony Orchestra or any charity of choice. The memorial service will be held on Monday January 22 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Old Shell Road at 1 pm, with visitation beginning at 12 pm. The family will receive friends from 5-8 pm on Sunday night at the family home. Arrangements will be handled by Pine Crest Cemetery.