Carolyn Crosswhite Drewry, 69, of Knoxville, TN, died on Friday morning, June 12, 2009, while vacationing at Sanibel Island, FL. A native of Salem, VA, she was preceded in death by her parents, Jack C. & Eloise W. Crosswhite; and a son, Gary E. Drewry. She is survived by a son, Kyle & his wife, Penny; and twin granddaughters, Chloe and Lily of Chicago, IL. Additional surviving family members are brothers, Jack Crosswhite & wife, Bettie of Radford and Robert Crosswhite & wife, Linda of Richmond, Va.; two sisters, Connie Sinha & husband, Birandra, of Cary, NC, and Anita Steenwerth & husband, Jim, of Del Mar, CA. Carolyn retired from a long teaching career in Special Education in the Knoxville School System. In retirement, she continued her creativity in crafts and writing poetry for family and friends on special occasions. She enjoyed traveling and meeting new people throughout her life. Her neighbors and friends at the senior center in Knoxville added "sunshine" to her life. She was known for having a good time, a sense of humor and her love of dancing. She never failed to give encouragement and love to her nieces and nephews as they matured. During this last year of her life, she became a doting grandmother of twin granddaughters who brought her great happiness. A service celebrating her life will be held 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Lotz Funeral Home in Salem. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
ROANOKE TIMES, Wed, Jun 17, 2009
ROANOKE TIMES, Wed, Jun 17, 2009
Carolyn Crosswhite Drewry, 69, of Knoxville, TN, died on Friday morning, June 12, 2009, while vacationing at Sanibel Island, FL. A native of Salem, VA, she was preceded in death by her parents, Jack C. & Eloise W. Crosswhite; and a son, Gary E. Drewry. She is survived by a son, Kyle & his wife, Penny; and twin granddaughters, Chloe and Lily of Chicago, IL. Additional surviving family members are brothers, Jack Crosswhite & wife, Bettie of Radford and Robert Crosswhite & wife, Linda of Richmond, Va.; two sisters, Connie Sinha & husband, Birandra, of Cary, NC, and Anita Steenwerth & husband, Jim, of Del Mar, CA. Carolyn retired from a long teaching career in Special Education in the Knoxville School System. In retirement, she continued her creativity in crafts and writing poetry for family and friends on special occasions. She enjoyed traveling and meeting new people throughout her life. Her neighbors and friends at the senior center in Knoxville added "sunshine" to her life. She was known for having a good time, a sense of humor and her love of dancing. She never failed to give encouragement and love to her nieces and nephews as they matured. During this last year of her life, she became a doting grandmother of twin granddaughters who brought her great happiness. A service celebrating her life will be held 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Lotz Funeral Home in Salem. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
ROANOKE TIMES, Wed, Jun 17, 2009
ROANOKE TIMES, Wed, Jun 17, 2009
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