By Bessie G. Johnson
By ‘phone to The Robesonian
St. Pauls, March 9—Funeral services of Mrs. J.S. Crenshaw, who died at her home here Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock, were conducted yesterday afternoon by Dr. E.C. Murray, pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Deceased had been in ill health for a long time, suffering a stroke of paralysis several months ago while visiting relatives in Charlotte.
Mrs. Crenshaw raised a family of 11 children, all of whom are married. She is survived by her husband, who resides here; six daughters, Mrs. H.N. Westmoreland and Mrs. J.W. Houston of Charlotte, Mrs. Vance Skipper of Lumberton, Mrs. Tom Willis of St. Pauls, Mrs. Mary Parnell of Rocky Mount, and Mrs. Clarence Dunn of Fayetteville; and five sons, O.A. Crenshaw of Charlotte, Henry C. and J.P. Crenshaw of St. Pauls, and Sam and Lloyd Crenshaw of Rex. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. A.M. Sammonds, Mrs. R.M. Ross and Mrs. J.M. Ross, and by two brothers, C.C. Brown and J.A. Brown, all of Charlotte. There are three half-brothers, W.H. and L.F. Brown of Charlotte and W.O. Brown of Knoxville, Tenn., and two half-sisters, Mrs. R.M. Forbis of Spartanburg, S.C., and Miss Lena Brown of Knoxville, Tenn.
Mrs. Crenshaw was a member of the Sharon Presbyterian church from early childhood and was an active member of the Presbyterian church of St. Pauls.
From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, March 9, 1925
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