Irene Caroline Warwick, 77

CRISFIELD - Irene Caroline Warwick, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, in McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. She was 77. She had been a resident of the Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home for the past three years. Born in Crisfield on Nov. 2, 1930, she was a daughter of the late John and Irene Kilmon DeHaven. Her husband, Charles M. Warwick Jr. died March 2, 2003. A seamstress, she worked at the former Crisfield Cap factory and did clothing alterations. She also enjoyed running a local produce stand with her husband. A member of the Crisfield Church of God, Caroline liked watching Bill Gaither videos, baking, and laughing. Most of all, she loved her family, and her cat, "Mammy". She is survived by two sisters, RoseAnna Hall and Naomi Lee, both of Crisfield; two sisters-in-law, Peggy DeHaven of Crisfield and Annabelle Sterling of Dover; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Along with her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers, Rosamond Parks, Elizabeth Collins, Levener Ludlum, Mary Collins, Jackie DeHaven and Cookman Cannon. Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 at the Crisfield Church of God. The Rev. Philip Morris will officiated. Burial followed in Sunnyridge Memorial Park in Crisfield. Memorial contributions may be sent to Tawes Nursing Home Building Fund, 201 Hall Highway of Crisfield Christian Academy, 134 Maryland Avenue, both Crisfield, MD 21817. Arrangements were in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield.