Doris Crowder March 01, 2010

Doris Johnson Crowder, age 79, of the Newdale Community, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at the home of Debbie and Jack McKinney, with whom she had lived for the past 3 years. A native of Yancey County, she was born April 20th, 1930 to the late Roy and Flaude Robinson Johnson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Crowder, who passed away in 1990; a daughter, Murrell Hughes and a great-granddaughter, Morgan Hudgins. Doris was employed for a number of years by Taylor Togs and Baxter Health Care. She and Charles spent several years traveling to and working on construction sites across the South. She was a lifelong member of Martin’s Chapel United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Crowder is survived by a daughter, Patricia Weatherman and husband, Doug, of Lewisville; a son, Charles Sherrell Crowder and wife, Jane, of Burnsville; six grandchildren: Robbie Hughes, Pam Lawhon, Chuck Crowder, Debbie McKinney, Ernie Weatherman and Angie Hughes; a son-in-law, Robert Hughes; ten great-grandchildren and her special companion, Max, a Toy Maltese.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p. m. on Friday, March 5th, in Martin’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Rev. Jackie Silvers, Rev. Tony Griffin and Rev. Carroll Bibb will officiate. Burial will follow in the Strawbridge Young Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p. m. on Thursday, March 4th in the Chapel of Yancey Funeral Services. The family would like to thank Hospice of Yancey County for the wonderful care given to Doris and her family and requests memorial donations to be made to them at 856 Georges Fork Road, Burnsville, NC 28714.