Mary Crawford Overman

DURHAM Mary Crawford Overman, age 95, passed away at Wake Medical Center after a brief illness. She was a Durham native where she lived most of her life. Mrs. Overman was the daughter of the late Fletcher Right Crawford and Eliza Ellis and the widow of Lee Roy Overman. She worked as a doctor’s assistant at McPherson, Duke, and Watts hospitals. She was a longtime member of Angier Avenue Baptist Church where she served as a WMU member and taught GA’s, YWA’s, and Sunday school. She loved children and working in the nursery.

She is survived by daughter, Lee Ann Andrews (husband James) of Cary; grandson, Gary Long (wife Ginger); granddaughter, Jaime Andrews, (husband Tim Fisher); and great-grandson, Joshua Aaron Long. Mrs. Overman is the last surviving member of her siblings.

Funeral services will be held at Angier Avenue Baptist Church Friday, January 23, 2015 at 11:00 am, Reverend Kevin Byers officiating. Burial will take place at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Tim Fisher, Kermit Hall, Wilton Benson, James Andrews, Steve Hall, and Gary Long. Beal Rowland and Billy Summerell will serve as honorary pallbearers.

The family will receive friends at the church 1 hour prior to the service from 10 to 11 am. Flowers are acceptable as well as memorials to Baptist Children’s Homes of NC, P.O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27361-0338. Online condolences can be made to www.hudsonfuneralhome.com.