Mary Lucille Crews, 89, of Sikeston died Nov. 3, 2004, at the Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center in Puxico, Mo.

She was born on Sept. 4, 1915, in Piggott, the daughter of the late Wiley Price and Iva Templeton Thomas.

She was a 50-year member of the First United Methodist Church in Sikeston and a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She had been a teacher's aide and co-owner of Crews-Welsh Funeral Home in Sikeston before retiring.

She married George Raymond Crews on Sept. 28, 1933; he preceded her in death on March 28, 1999.

In addition to her husband and parents she was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ernest Thomas and Ray Thomas; and one sister, Myrtle Lowery.

She is survived by two sons, George W. Crews of Memphis and Gene R. Crews of Perth, Western Australia; two daughters, Mona Rhea Foster of Puxico and Mary Christine Kane of Sarasota, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, at the Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston with Rev. Harold Norton officiating. Graveside services were held at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 5 at the Piggott Cemetery.

Pallbearers were her grandsons and great-grandchildren, Andy Foster, Tim Jarvis, Scott Jarvis, Ben Conners, Josh Delay, Clay Knych and Hunter Deen.

The family ask that any memorial donations be made to: School of the Ozarks, P.O. Box 17, Point Lookout, MO, 65726.