"Doris D. Smith Crawford Norman, died on 30 April 2012 at Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, Idaho. Her passing marked the completion of a full and productive life of over 83 years. A native Texan and the daughter of Elmer Doss Smith and Millie Josie Barnett, Doris was born December 29, 1928 in Sealy Hospital in Santa Anna, Coleman County, in central Texas. She would proudly say that she was born "under the X in Texas."
"Doris attended schools in Whon and Coleman, Texas. On April 7, 1946, she married Lester Crawford in Coleman, Texas. The son of a local longtime Coleman family, he was an oil field worker, so Doris lived with her family for the first month of their marriage while she finished her high school education. She graduated in May 1946 from Coleman High School.
"Twin sons were born in Texas, followed 15 months later by a daughter; another son was born five years later. They followed the oil fields in Texas and Oklahoma for the first several years of their marriage, and eventually settled in Hobart, Oklahoma in the southwest corner of the state. Oil field workers and their families lead a hard life and the marriage ended in May 1959.
"Doris was a loving mother whose family meant everything to her. When the children were young, she took in ironing in her home to help make ends meet and provide a little extra income for her family. When she became the single parent of four young children, her children helped her learn to type and learn shorthand, by dictating paragraphs to her while she typed or took notes. She and all four of the children worked in various capacities at the local Hobart movie theater as well as delivering the local newspaper for additional income. In May 1959, she was hired at the Kiowa County(Oklahoma) Abstract Company at a salary of $175 a month. (Even in 1959, that was not a lot of income for a family of five.) She worked there until June 1960, when she accepted a better paying job with the Kiowa County Agricultural Extension Office. Then, in September 1963, she was hired by the Oklahoma Department of Institutions, Social and Rehabilitative Services (now the Oklahoma Department of Human Services) as a Steno-Clerk III. She took college classes at Cameron State College (now Cameron University), and moved steadily up the ranksin her job to Clerical Aide, Eligibility Worker, Social Worker, and finally, Supervisor of Social Services for Kiowa County Oklahoma. She retired on June 1, 1986.
"Doris and Raymond Dean Norman were married in Tulsa, Oklahoma on her birthday, December 29, 1974. They enjoyed travelling in their fifth wheel to visit her children in various places in the US. Raymond and Doris moved to Moscow in March 1995 to be closer to her children. Raymond died May 18, 1997.
"Doris will be fondly remembered for her dedicated volunteer work with the Friendly Neighbors Senior Citizens Group; she gave many hours of her time to teaching computer skills to seniors at the 1912 Center and to helping manage the Senior Meal Site. For many years, she served as President of the Village Club at Good Samaritan Village; and she was the founding Editor of the Friendly Neighbors Newsletter and published it until January 2009.
"In her later years, she taught herself to play keyboard for enjoyment. She was also an avid genealogist, researching (with credible sources) her family's roots back to the 1700s and the Mayflower. One of her greatest accomplishments was the publication in 2011 of a book about her paternal genealogical line, "The Family of Jesse Smith of New Jersey and Ohio and Some of His Descendants." The story begins in New Jersey in 1769 and leads to Texas in 1854. She was a lifelong Democrat, a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, proud to be a7th generation Texan and proud of the accomplishments of all of her children, taking every opportunity to introduce them and tell people about them.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond D. Norman (in 1997), her brother, Oscar Eugene Smith (in 1995), and a grandson, Joseph Michael Litvinchuk (in 1986). Her brother Oscar was a Navy man and Pearl Harbor survivor.
"She is survived by her children, Don (and Melinda) Crawford and Ron (and Onie) Crawford, all of Moscow, Connie Crawford, of Pomeroy, Washington, and Lester D. Crawford of Poulsbo, Washington; five grandchildren: Sarah (husband Rob) Church of Vancouver, Canada; Lisa Crawford Allenbach of Bend, Oregon; Jeanna Money, of Florida; Jennifer (husband Shea) Meehan of West Richland, Washington; and Justin D. Crawford, of Poulsbo, Washington; eight great-grandchildren, Joshua, Isabella, Brayden,Jon, Amanda, Jessica, Beth, and Liam); 1 great-great-grandchild, Zachary; her sister, Opal Stokes of Euless, Texas; her sister-in-law, Betty Smith of Abilene, Texas; and six nieces and nephews, Carolyn Jean Whetstone, Tommy Stokes, Bobby Smith, Linda Vincent, Mickey Smith, and Kenneth Smith.
"Doris was extremely thankful for her daughter, Connie, who lived with her and cared for her in her latter years, allowing her to remain in her home in the Good Samaritan Village in Moscow as long as possible. The family would like to express gratitude to all of the therapists and home health aides and to the entire staff of Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, who lovingly and professionally provided her care.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials in Doris's name, if desired, are suggested to the Moscow Friendly Neighbors Senior Citizens Group, to the Nursing Scholarship Program at Good Samaritan Village, or to the Staff Healthcare Endowment Fund at Good Samaritan Village.
"A memorial book signing will be held at Short's Funeral Chapel on Thursday May 3, 2012 from 12 to 6 p.m. A private family graveside service will be held at the Moscow Cemetery.
"Short's Funeral Chapel of Moscow has been entrusted with arrangements."
(Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, May 2012. Used with permission.)
"Doris attended schools in Whon and Coleman, Texas. On April 7, 1946, she married Lester Crawford in Coleman, Texas. The son of a local longtime Coleman family, he was an oil field worker, so Doris lived with her family for the first month of their marriage while she finished her high school education. She graduated in May 1946 from Coleman High School.
"Twin sons were born in Texas, followed 15 months later by a daughter; another son was born five years later. They followed the oil fields in Texas and Oklahoma for the first several years of their marriage, and eventually settled in Hobart, Oklahoma in the southwest corner of the state. Oil field workers and their families lead a hard life and the marriage ended in May 1959.
"Doris was a loving mother whose family meant everything to her. When the children were young, she took in ironing in her home to help make ends meet and provide a little extra income for her family. When she became the single parent of four young children, her children helped her learn to type and learn shorthand, by dictating paragraphs to her while she typed or took notes. She and all four of the children worked in various capacities at the local Hobart movie theater as well as delivering the local newspaper for additional income. In May 1959, she was hired at the Kiowa County(Oklahoma) Abstract Company at a salary of $175 a month. (Even in 1959, that was not a lot of income for a family of five.) She worked there until June 1960, when she accepted a better paying job with the Kiowa County Agricultural Extension Office. Then, in September 1963, she was hired by the Oklahoma Department of Institutions, Social and Rehabilitative Services (now the Oklahoma Department of Human Services) as a Steno-Clerk III. She took college classes at Cameron State College (now Cameron University), and moved steadily up the ranksin her job to Clerical Aide, Eligibility Worker, Social Worker, and finally, Supervisor of Social Services for Kiowa County Oklahoma. She retired on June 1, 1986.
"Doris and Raymond Dean Norman were married in Tulsa, Oklahoma on her birthday, December 29, 1974. They enjoyed travelling in their fifth wheel to visit her children in various places in the US. Raymond and Doris moved to Moscow in March 1995 to be closer to her children. Raymond died May 18, 1997.
"Doris will be fondly remembered for her dedicated volunteer work with the Friendly Neighbors Senior Citizens Group; she gave many hours of her time to teaching computer skills to seniors at the 1912 Center and to helping manage the Senior Meal Site. For many years, she served as President of the Village Club at Good Samaritan Village; and she was the founding Editor of the Friendly Neighbors Newsletter and published it until January 2009.
"In her later years, she taught herself to play keyboard for enjoyment. She was also an avid genealogist, researching (with credible sources) her family's roots back to the 1700s and the Mayflower. One of her greatest accomplishments was the publication in 2011 of a book about her paternal genealogical line, "The Family of Jesse Smith of New Jersey and Ohio and Some of His Descendants." The story begins in New Jersey in 1769 and leads to Texas in 1854. She was a lifelong Democrat, a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, proud to be a7th generation Texan and proud of the accomplishments of all of her children, taking every opportunity to introduce them and tell people about them.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond D. Norman (in 1997), her brother, Oscar Eugene Smith (in 1995), and a grandson, Joseph Michael Litvinchuk (in 1986). Her brother Oscar was a Navy man and Pearl Harbor survivor.
"She is survived by her children, Don (and Melinda) Crawford and Ron (and Onie) Crawford, all of Moscow, Connie Crawford, of Pomeroy, Washington, and Lester D. Crawford of Poulsbo, Washington; five grandchildren: Sarah (husband Rob) Church of Vancouver, Canada; Lisa Crawford Allenbach of Bend, Oregon; Jeanna Money, of Florida; Jennifer (husband Shea) Meehan of West Richland, Washington; and Justin D. Crawford, of Poulsbo, Washington; eight great-grandchildren, Joshua, Isabella, Brayden,Jon, Amanda, Jessica, Beth, and Liam); 1 great-great-grandchild, Zachary; her sister, Opal Stokes of Euless, Texas; her sister-in-law, Betty Smith of Abilene, Texas; and six nieces and nephews, Carolyn Jean Whetstone, Tommy Stokes, Bobby Smith, Linda Vincent, Mickey Smith, and Kenneth Smith.
"Doris was extremely thankful for her daughter, Connie, who lived with her and cared for her in her latter years, allowing her to remain in her home in the Good Samaritan Village in Moscow as long as possible. The family would like to express gratitude to all of the therapists and home health aides and to the entire staff of Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, who lovingly and professionally provided her care.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials in Doris's name, if desired, are suggested to the Moscow Friendly Neighbors Senior Citizens Group, to the Nursing Scholarship Program at Good Samaritan Village, or to the Staff Healthcare Endowment Fund at Good Samaritan Village.
"A memorial book signing will be held at Short's Funeral Chapel on Thursday May 3, 2012 from 12 to 6 p.m. A private family graveside service will be held at the Moscow Cemetery.
"Short's Funeral Chapel of Moscow has been entrusted with arrangements."
(Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, May 2012. Used with permission.)
"Doris D. Smith Crawford Norman, died on 30 April 2012 at Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, Idaho. Her passing marked the completion of a full and productive life of over 83 years. A native Texan and the daughter of Elmer Doss Smith and Millie Josie Barnett, Doris was born December 29, 1928 in Sealy Hospital in Santa Anna, Coleman County, in central Texas. She would proudly say that she was born "under the X in Texas."
"Doris attended schools in Whon and Coleman, Texas. On April 7, 1946, she married Lester Crawford in Coleman, Texas. The son of a local longtime Coleman family, he was an oil field worker, so Doris lived with her family for the first month of their marriage while she finished her high school education. She graduated in May 1946 from Coleman High School.
"Twin sons were born in Texas, followed 15 months later by a daughter; another son was born five years later. They followed the oil fields in Texas and Oklahoma for the first several years of their marriage, and eventually settled in Hobart, Oklahoma in the southwest corner of the state. Oil field workers and their families lead a hard life and the marriage ended in May 1959.
"Doris was a loving mother whose family meant everything to her. When the children were young, she took in ironing in her home to help make ends meet and provide a little extra income for her family. When she became the single parent of four young children, her children helped her learn to type and learn shorthand, by dictating paragraphs to her while she typed or took notes. She and all four of the children worked in various capacities at the local Hobart movie theater as well as delivering the local newspaper for additional income. In May 1959, she was hired at the Kiowa County(Oklahoma) Abstract Company at a salary of $175 a month. (Even in 1959, that was not a lot of income for a family of five.) She worked there until June 1960, when she accepted a better paying job with the Kiowa County Agricultural Extension Office. Then, in September 1963, she was hired by the Oklahoma Department of Institutions, Social and Rehabilitative Services (now the Oklahoma Department of Human Services) as a Steno-Clerk III. She took college classes at Cameron State College (now Cameron University), and moved steadily up the ranksin her job to Clerical Aide, Eligibility Worker, Social Worker, and finally, Supervisor of Social Services for Kiowa County Oklahoma. She retired on June 1, 1986.
"Doris and Raymond Dean Norman were married in Tulsa, Oklahoma on her birthday, December 29, 1974. They enjoyed travelling in their fifth wheel to visit her children in various places in the US. Raymond and Doris moved to Moscow in March 1995 to be closer to her children. Raymond died May 18, 1997.
"Doris will be fondly remembered for her dedicated volunteer work with the Friendly Neighbors Senior Citizens Group; she gave many hours of her time to teaching computer skills to seniors at the 1912 Center and to helping manage the Senior Meal Site. For many years, she served as President of the Village Club at Good Samaritan Village; and she was the founding Editor of the Friendly Neighbors Newsletter and published it until January 2009.
"In her later years, she taught herself to play keyboard for enjoyment. She was also an avid genealogist, researching (with credible sources) her family's roots back to the 1700s and the Mayflower. One of her greatest accomplishments was the publication in 2011 of a book about her paternal genealogical line, "The Family of Jesse Smith of New Jersey and Ohio and Some of His Descendants." The story begins in New Jersey in 1769 and leads to Texas in 1854. She was a lifelong Democrat, a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, proud to be a7th generation Texan and proud of the accomplishments of all of her children, taking every opportunity to introduce them and tell people about them.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond D. Norman (in 1997), her brother, Oscar Eugene Smith (in 1995), and a grandson, Joseph Michael Litvinchuk (in 1986). Her brother Oscar was a Navy man and Pearl Harbor survivor.
"She is survived by her children, Don (and Melinda) Crawford and Ron (and Onie) Crawford, all of Moscow, Connie Crawford, of Pomeroy, Washington, and Lester D. Crawford of Poulsbo, Washington; five grandchildren: Sarah (husband Rob) Church of Vancouver, Canada; Lisa Crawford Allenbach of Bend, Oregon; Jeanna Money, of Florida; Jennifer (husband Shea) Meehan of West Richland, Washington; and Justin D. Crawford, of Poulsbo, Washington; eight great-grandchildren, Joshua, Isabella, Brayden,Jon, Amanda, Jessica, Beth, and Liam); 1 great-great-grandchild, Zachary; her sister, Opal Stokes of Euless, Texas; her sister-in-law, Betty Smith of Abilene, Texas; and six nieces and nephews, Carolyn Jean Whetstone, Tommy Stokes, Bobby Smith, Linda Vincent, Mickey Smith, and Kenneth Smith.
"Doris was extremely thankful for her daughter, Connie, who lived with her and cared for her in her latter years, allowing her to remain in her home in the Good Samaritan Village in Moscow as long as possible. The family would like to express gratitude to all of the therapists and home health aides and to the entire staff of Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, who lovingly and professionally provided her care.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials in Doris's name, if desired, are suggested to the Moscow Friendly Neighbors Senior Citizens Group, to the Nursing Scholarship Program at Good Samaritan Village, or to the Staff Healthcare Endowment Fund at Good Samaritan Village.
"A memorial book signing will be held at Short's Funeral Chapel on Thursday May 3, 2012 from 12 to 6 p.m. A private family graveside service will be held at the Moscow Cemetery.
"Short's Funeral Chapel of Moscow has been entrusted with arrangements."
(Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, May 2012. Used with permission.)
"Doris attended schools in Whon and Coleman, Texas. On April 7, 1946, she married Lester Crawford in Coleman, Texas. The son of a local longtime Coleman family, he was an oil field worker, so Doris lived with her family for the first month of their marriage while she finished her high school education. She graduated in May 1946 from Coleman High School.
"Twin sons were born in Texas, followed 15 months later by a daughter; another son was born five years later. They followed the oil fields in Texas and Oklahoma for the first several years of their marriage, and eventually settled in Hobart, Oklahoma in the southwest corner of the state. Oil field workers and their families lead a hard life and the marriage ended in May 1959.
"Doris was a loving mother whose family meant everything to her. When the children were young, she took in ironing in her home to help make ends meet and provide a little extra income for her family. When she became the single parent of four young children, her children helped her learn to type and learn shorthand, by dictating paragraphs to her while she typed or took notes. She and all four of the children worked in various capacities at the local Hobart movie theater as well as delivering the local newspaper for additional income. In May 1959, she was hired at the Kiowa County(Oklahoma) Abstract Company at a salary of $175 a month. (Even in 1959, that was not a lot of income for a family of five.) She worked there until June 1960, when she accepted a better paying job with the Kiowa County Agricultural Extension Office. Then, in September 1963, she was hired by the Oklahoma Department of Institutions, Social and Rehabilitative Services (now the Oklahoma Department of Human Services) as a Steno-Clerk III. She took college classes at Cameron State College (now Cameron University), and moved steadily up the ranksin her job to Clerical Aide, Eligibility Worker, Social Worker, and finally, Supervisor of Social Services for Kiowa County Oklahoma. She retired on June 1, 1986.
"Doris and Raymond Dean Norman were married in Tulsa, Oklahoma on her birthday, December 29, 1974. They enjoyed travelling in their fifth wheel to visit her children in various places in the US. Raymond and Doris moved to Moscow in March 1995 to be closer to her children. Raymond died May 18, 1997.
"Doris will be fondly remembered for her dedicated volunteer work with the Friendly Neighbors Senior Citizens Group; she gave many hours of her time to teaching computer skills to seniors at the 1912 Center and to helping manage the Senior Meal Site. For many years, she served as President of the Village Club at Good Samaritan Village; and she was the founding Editor of the Friendly Neighbors Newsletter and published it until January 2009.
"In her later years, she taught herself to play keyboard for enjoyment. She was also an avid genealogist, researching (with credible sources) her family's roots back to the 1700s and the Mayflower. One of her greatest accomplishments was the publication in 2011 of a book about her paternal genealogical line, "The Family of Jesse Smith of New Jersey and Ohio and Some of His Descendants." The story begins in New Jersey in 1769 and leads to Texas in 1854. She was a lifelong Democrat, a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, proud to be a7th generation Texan and proud of the accomplishments of all of her children, taking every opportunity to introduce them and tell people about them.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond D. Norman (in 1997), her brother, Oscar Eugene Smith (in 1995), and a grandson, Joseph Michael Litvinchuk (in 1986). Her brother Oscar was a Navy man and Pearl Harbor survivor.
"She is survived by her children, Don (and Melinda) Crawford and Ron (and Onie) Crawford, all of Moscow, Connie Crawford, of Pomeroy, Washington, and Lester D. Crawford of Poulsbo, Washington; five grandchildren: Sarah (husband Rob) Church of Vancouver, Canada; Lisa Crawford Allenbach of Bend, Oregon; Jeanna Money, of Florida; Jennifer (husband Shea) Meehan of West Richland, Washington; and Justin D. Crawford, of Poulsbo, Washington; eight great-grandchildren, Joshua, Isabella, Brayden,Jon, Amanda, Jessica, Beth, and Liam); 1 great-great-grandchild, Zachary; her sister, Opal Stokes of Euless, Texas; her sister-in-law, Betty Smith of Abilene, Texas; and six nieces and nephews, Carolyn Jean Whetstone, Tommy Stokes, Bobby Smith, Linda Vincent, Mickey Smith, and Kenneth Smith.
"Doris was extremely thankful for her daughter, Connie, who lived with her and cared for her in her latter years, allowing her to remain in her home in the Good Samaritan Village in Moscow as long as possible. The family would like to express gratitude to all of the therapists and home health aides and to the entire staff of Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, who lovingly and professionally provided her care.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials in Doris's name, if desired, are suggested to the Moscow Friendly Neighbors Senior Citizens Group, to the Nursing Scholarship Program at Good Samaritan Village, or to the Staff Healthcare Endowment Fund at Good Samaritan Village.
"A memorial book signing will be held at Short's Funeral Chapel on Thursday May 3, 2012 from 12 to 6 p.m. A private family graveside service will be held at the Moscow Cemetery.
"Short's Funeral Chapel of Moscow has been entrusted with arrangements."
(Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, May 2012. Used with permission.)
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