Audrey Maxine Craven

Audrey Maxine (Bennett) Craven, 88 of Nevada died on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at the Story County Medical Center in Nevada.  Funeral services will be held 10:30 am on Monday, October 11 at the First United Methodist Church, 1036 7th Street in Nevada.  Burial will be held at 1:00 pm in the Lawn Hills Cemetery in Stanhope, Iowa. Audrey was born May 10, 1922 in Colome, SD to George Caswell and Clara Belle (Moffitt) Bennett, Sr.  She was a 1941 graduate of Gregory High School, Gregory, South Dakota.  On December 19, 1942, Audrey married Charles Edwin Craven in Boone.  They were owners of the Stockyards Restaurant in Webster City.  Audrey was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Nevada and the Mary Circle.  She enjoyed attending auctions, camping, being with family especially grandchildren, and was the best pie maker. Audrey is survived by 3 sons, Melvin (Judy) Craven of Nevada, Robert (Mary) Craven of Badger, Dennis (Bobbi) Craven of Iowa City; a daughter, Janice Monson of Nevada; daughter-in-law, Colleen Craven of Webster City;11 grandchildren, Kathy (Brad) Ayers, Renee (Nick) Hunzelman, Julie (Steve) Green, Alan (Dana) Craven, Lauri...[more]

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Todd) Chelf, Ahern Craven, Sarah (Rick) Pate, Ken Craven, Brian (Tricia) Craven, Teri Craven, and Ryan Craven; 22 great grandchildren, Jessica (Thomas) Christen, Matthew Ayers, Jackson Hunzelman, Mitchell Hunzelman, Lauren Terry, Colin Terry, Zac Green, Tayler Green, Alarie Craven, Ashlyn Craven, AnaEliza Chelf, Jonathan Chelf, Benjamin Chelf, Lucas Chelf, Chase Craven, Tyler Craven, Cresten Craven, Dusty Pate, Brady Pate, Zachary Pate, Cody Pate, and Braden Craven; and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Bennett of Boone. Audrey was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Charles on November 20, 2001, son DeWayne Craven in 2005, 2 great grandchildren, Bennett Green in 1998 and Sydney Craven in 2002, a brother, George Bennett in 1989, 5 sisters, Beulah Schrader in 1985, Pearl Sorber in 2001, Dorothy Vaughn in 2008, Lila Sorber in 1996, and Bonnie Fairchild in 1991 and a son-in-law Dean Monson in 2009. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 10 with the family present from 2-4:00 pm at Chet Ryan Mortuary, 708 Fifth Street in Nevada.
Service:

Funeral services will be held 10:30 am on Monday, October 11 at the First United Methodist Church, 1036 7th Street, Nevada, Iowa.

Cemetery:

Burial will be held at 1:00 pm in the Lawn Hills Cemetery in Stanhope, Iowa.