Wanda Lee Crowder, 85, of Mt. Vernon, died at 6:55 a.m. Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Stone Bridge Senior Living Center in Benton.
She was born in Whittington on March, 14, 1928, the daughter of William C. and Iva (McCann) Baxter.
She married Victor James “Vic” Crowder on June 24, 1950, and he preceded her in death on March 24, 2012.
Mrs. Crowder was a member of Rescue Freewill Baptist Church in Whittington.
She was a receptionist for several years at a local lumber company.
Mrs. Crowder is survived by two sisters, Venita Kern, Whittington and Barbara Lemons and husband Harold, of Mt. Vernon. Other survivors include a niece, Loma Baxter, of Whittington; a great niece, Traci Kelley and husband Marty, of Whittington; great-great nephews Daylon, Jace and Lane Kelley and several cousins.
Mrs. Crowder was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother Charles W. Baxter and a nephew, Charles M. Baxter.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 14 at Rescue Free Will Baptist Church in Whittington with Brother Bryant Harriss officiating. Burial will be in Williams Chapel Cemetery in Ewing. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton, and after 10 a.m. until the funeral hour on Wednesday at the Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Mrs. Crowder’s name may be made to Rescue Free Will Baptist Church.
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