Mary Lee Crenshaw, 91

DOVER - Mary Lee Crenshaw of Dover died Thursday, June 28, 2007, in Westminster Health Village. She was 91.

Mrs. Crenshaw was born Feb. 25, 1916, in Lepanto, Ark., daughter of the late Lafayette Madison Bow and Maggie Sewell Bow.

She worked as a maternity ward nurses" aide in Greenville, Miss., for 40 years. She enjoyed embroidering and gardening.

Mrs. Crenshaw loved animals, especially her cats. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church, Greenville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Lee Crenshaw, in 1980; a son, James P. Crenshaw, in 1994; and a sister, Geneva Terry.

She is survived by a daughter, Shirley M. Spinella, and her husband, Matthew, of Dover; a son, Thomas J. Crenshaw, and his wife, Faith, of Broken Arrow, Okla.; a daughter, Teresa Crenshaw Foley, and her husband, Jack, of Dover; granddaughter Jere Lynne Chaffee; great-grandson Christopher Chaffee; grandson John Zatlokovicz Jr. and his wife, Debra; great-grandson John Zatlokovicz III; great-grandson James Paul Zatlokovicz of Dover; granddaughter Tammy Kowalski and her husband, Nathan; great-granddaughters Jessica and Grace Kowalski of Hawaii; granddaughter Kim McLaughlin and her husband, Derek; great-grandsons Brian and Brett McLaughlin; great-granddaughter Bailey McLaughlin of Broken Arrow; grandson Thomas Crenshaw Jr. and his wife, Kelly; great-grandchildren T.J. III and Gabby Crenshaw of Texas; granddaughter Laura Hirsch and her husband, Henry; great-grandsons Christian Marvel of Silver Spring, Md., and Michael Spinella and his wife, Leslie; great-granddaughters Angela and Rachel Spinella; great-great-grandson Sebastiano of Delaware City; granddaughter Tracy Hynes and her husband, Pat; great-grandchildren Lindsey and Andrew Hynes of Lewes; and grandson Scott Spinella and his wife, Cathy, of Dover.

Friends may call at 6 p.m. Monday in Torbert Funeral Chapel, 61 S. Bradford St., Dover. A prayer vigil will be 7 p.m. Monday.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Boone Wells Funeral Home, Greenville, where friends may call one hour earlier.

Burial will be in Greenville Cemetery.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to St. Jude Children"s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or Westminster Health Village, 1175 McKee Road, Dover, DE 19904; or a charity of choice.

Send letters of condolence and sign the guest book at torbertfuneral.com.