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Evelyn Frances Landon
Posted 8/6/08
Evelyn Frances Landon CRISFIELD - Evelyn Frances Landon, 96, died Saturday, July 26, 2008 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield where she had been a resident for the past few months. Born in …
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Evelyn Frances Landon
Posted
Evelyn Frances Landon CRISFIELD - Evelyn Frances Landon, 96, died Saturday, July 26, 2008 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield where she had been a resident for the past few months. Born in Crisfield on Nov. 13, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Francis and Vida Jane Tyler Howard. Her husband, Charles Linwood "Suttag" Landon Sr., died June 15, 1975. She was a homemaker, and worked in a former local sewing factory before she married. She was a member of the Crisfield Church of God where she was active in the Ladies Ministry known in her day as the "Willing Workers". She also was a great cook and enjoyed crocheting and tatting. She is survived by four children and their spouses, Evelyn Rae and Lawrence Edward Lewis of Milford, Del., Charles L. "Sonny" Jr. and Jo Lynn Landon of Crisfield, Mary Jean "Jeannie" and Paul T. Ward Jr. of Crisfield, and Charles R. "Rick" and Rhonda A. Powell of Crisfield; nine grandchildren, Larry, Kevin and David Lewis, all of Milford, John L. "Woody" Lewis of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Joelle Crockett of Crisfield, Charles L. "Tag" Landon III of Pasadena, P. Scott Ward of Crisfield, Amy Lynch of Philadelphia, Pa. and Christion Powell of Crisfield; 18 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews. Along with her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her brother and sister, Theo Howard and Lurie Jane Powell; and a grandson, Matthew Jason Ward who died in 1995. Graveside funeral services and burial were held July 29, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Sunnyridge Memorial Park in Crisfield. The Rev. Philip Morris and Pastor Alton Hinson officiated. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to be sent to Church of God, 134 Maryland Ave., or the Tawes Nursing Home, New Building Fund, 201 Hall Highway, both Crisfield, MD 21817. Arrangements are in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield.
