FRANCES CREWS

1931 - 2018

Frances Constance Crews Went quietly into the night Tuesday, Dec. 26th, 2017, at age 86. Born January 13th, 1931 in Forsyth, MT to Charlotte Alice Douglas Guyer and Purcival Franklin Dross, she graduated from Sumner High School, class of 1950. Later, she received her degree from Pacific Lutheran University in 1977. Frances worked in the early 1950's at St, Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma in the medical records dept., and retired from Good Samaritan in Puyallup in 1994 after a decade working as a home health hospice nurse. Frances loved history, Scotland, the great highland bagpipes, Scottish Terriers, and attending the highland games during the summer. During a thirty-year period of time she traveled to all the games in Washington State, Oregon, Santa Rosa, CA, Pleasanton CA, Hamilton, MT, and Estes Park, CO several times. She was a long standing member of the Caledonian & St. Andrew's Society of Seattle, Tacoma and Seattle Highland Games Associations, National Tartan Day Society of Washington, and Scottish Terrier Rescue Northwest. Frances was the regent in Washington State for Clan Douglas Society of North America for the last 25 years, and was honored in 2008 as the Chieftain of the Day for the Tacoma Highland Games. Preceded in death by her brothers Harold, Donald, and Richard, sisters Majorie, Helen, and Betty, and daughter Cathalene Rosemary Crews. Survived by sister Cain Jeffries Starelli (Tony) of Fairfax, CA, and brother Bruce Douglas Dross, Anchorage, AK. Left to mourn her passing are her two male Scottish Terriers, and her life partner of 44 years, Gary C. Cosgro of Tacoma. A heartfelt thanks to the staff of the Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community for the loving care Frances received in her last two months here on Earth before dementia first stole her mind and then her body. A celebration of life will be held for her this summer at Frontier Park in Graham, WA, on Sunday, June 24, 2018, the day after the 49th annual Tacoma Highland Games. Wear your tartan.