"Sammy, Linda, & Phil, Thinking of you and your family at this time. My thoughts and prayers are with you."
In loving memory of
Phyllis A. Crews
December 30, 1923 - June 10, 2010
PHYLLIS CREWS MUSCATINE, Iowa - Phyllis A. Crews, 86, of Muscatine, died Thursday, June 10, 2010, at the All American Care Center. Funeral Service will be 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Reverend Mike Biklin and Sister Cheryl Demmer will officiate the service. Casket bearers will be her grandchildren. Burial will take place at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at the Union Cemetery, Pomeroy, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, June 14, 2010, at the funeral home. Memorials may be left to Bishop Hayes Elementary School. Phyllis was born on December 30, 1923 in Des Moines, the daughter of Lloyd and Mabel Kirkendall Crawford. She married T. Ray Crews on January 20, 1946, in Des Moines. He preceded her in death in 1973. She attended and graduated from Simpson College in Indianola. She was a World War II veteran of the US Coast Guard, serving from 1944-1946. She worked as a social worker for the Department of Human Services for over 21 years in the Muscatine, Tama, and Rockwell City offices, retiring out of the Dubuque office. She was a member of the Musserville United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Muscatine General Hospital Auxiliary, the Order of Eastern Star, PEO, and Pilot Club. Those left to honor her memory include two sons, William W. Crews and husband, Steve Kehoe, of Washington, DC, and Philip R. Crews and wife, Linda, of Muscatine; five grandchildren, Cassandra Furlong and husband, Zeke, of West Des Moines, Adam Crews of Lakemoor, Illinois, Samuel Crews of Altoona, Angie Horton and husband, Matt, of Mount Pleasant, and Michael Crews of Denver, Colorado; one great-granddaughter, Brooklyn Horton; and one sister-in-law, Evelyn Locke of Live Oak, Florida. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one son, Delbert Crews in 1999.
Tributes
"Bill, Steve, Phillip and Linda - I was saddened to read in the Muscatine Journal that my dear friend Phyllis passed away. We were social workers in Muscatine together and used to laugh every day, even though our work was not a laughing matter. I enjoyed knowing Delbert and was sorry to lose him, as was Nancy."
"Bill and Steve Our condolence in the loss of great lady in your life. She made her life interesting as she influenced your whole family. May all memories be great."
"Dear Bill- I was so sorry to hear about your mom. I only met her a couple of times, but I remember that she was a very sweet lady. Thinking of you and all of your family at this very difficult time. Thoughts and prayers are with you."
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"Sorry to hear about your mom, even though we think we are prepared when we know the end is coming, it still is hard for the ones left behind. You were always the best son, everything fell on your shoulders,stopping by every day, getting the house ready to sell, putting off vacations. But you will have a lifetime of memories, stories that start "remember when mom told us not to ....and then we did it anyway" we all have a few of those. Sorry I can't be there for you at this time, but you are in my thoughts and prayers."
"I am so very sorry to hear about Phyllis' passing. She was a wonderful person. We did volunteer work together at the hospital and were members of the same P.E.O. chapter. Just remembering her brings a smile to my face."
"Phyllis and my mother were friends at the nursing home. They would sit together for hours. I am not sure how much conversation they had, but they were a support for one another. I so much loved Phyllis, knowing her from shopping at my shop. She was always a bright ray of sunshine."