Teresa Ann Crenshaw, 65
MARYDEL, Del. - Teresa Ann Crenshaw passed away, Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Christiana Hospital, Newark.
Teresa was born October 5, 1956, in Greenville, Mississippi, to the late Jesse Lee Crenshaw and Mary Lee Bow Crenshaw.
She grew up in Greenville, Mississippi, graduated from Delta University, and moved to Delaware in the mid 70's and found a job, as a chemist for the State of Delaware Department of Agriculture, where she worked for 35 years, retiring as a supervisor, and was instrumental in the building of the existing laboratory in Camden. After that, she worked for 5 years at Macy's. She enjoyed cooking and was well known for her cakes and cookies. She also loved doing crafts and dance. Teresa loved and adopted animals of all kinds and enjoyed watching them from her porch. She would help anyone and everyone, and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Marydel, Md.
In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her sister, Shirley; and her brother, James.
She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Jack Foley of Marydel; daughter, Kim Hughley and her husband Tony; and grandchildren, Aidan, Kyra and Isaac of York, Pa.; Lauren Folrez, of Seattle, Wash.; her brother, Thomas Crenshaw and his wife Faith of Broken Arrow, Okla.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 14, 2022, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 522 Main Street, Marydel, MD 21640. A visitation will be held Sunday afternoon from 1-3 p.m. at Torbert Funeral Chapel, 61 S. Bradford Street, Dover, DE 19904. Interment will be in the Old Bohemia Cemetery, Warwick, Md. For those unable to attend the funeral service there will be a livestream on www.torbertfuneral.com, it can be found under the "Upcoming Livestreams" tab and viewed by clicking on her name.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to The Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del.
Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com