Crews

Minnie L. Crews, 85, formerly of Zelienople, died Monday at the St. John Specialty Care Center, Mars.

Born July 30, 1922, in Arcola, Miss., she was a daughter of John and Mary Bell Poston Franklin.

Mrs. Crews retired as a quality control inspector at MSA, and she formerly had been a nurse at the Evergreen Nursing Center in Harmony and at the Passavant Retirement Community in Zelienople.

She enjoyed fishing.

She is survived by a daughter, Diane Crews of Fombell; a son, James "Butch" Crews and his companion, Dora Hargrove, of Butler; two stepchildren, Bernice Mitchell and her husband, Alvin, and Michael Crews and his wife, Dolores, all of Michigan; a sister, Edna Stovall of Michigan; grandchildren, William Trailor Jr. and his wife, Tonya, Jerome Trailor, Cindy Trailor and Dillon Cullin Crews; a niece, Audrey Taylor of Michigan; many step-grandchildren; many step-great-grandchildren; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John A. Crews, who died in December 1990; a daughter, Barbara Cook, who died in 1974; a son, William Trailor, who died in 1997; and numerous brothers and sisters.

<B>CREWS</B> — Friends of Minnie L. Crews, who died Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Glenn-Kildoo Funeral Home & Cremation SERVICES</B>, 219 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.Memorial donations may be made to the Benevolent Fund at the St. John Specialty Care Center, P.O. Box 928, Mars, PA 16046.Online condolences and directions are available at www.glennkildoofuneralhome.com.