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Obituary for Crawford


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday March 23, 2003

Margaret Vandervort Crawford, 93, a resident of Albuquerque for 33 years, died Thursday, March 20, 2003. She is survived by her nieces, Nancy Ann Wormeli and husband, Paul of Reston, VA, Martha Elizabeth Meister and husband, John David of Albuquerque, Barbara Kenney of Barrington, IL; nephew, William Britt of Terre Haute, IN; sister-in-law, Anna Mae Terwilliger of Albuquerque; stepsons, Gary Crawford of Santa Barbara, CA, Robert Crawford of Reston, VA, and David Crawford of San Francisco, CA; stepdaughter, Mary Dalla Betta of Wuerzburg, Germany; and special friends, Marilyn McDonald of Palo Alto, CA and Mary Kate Parris of Sand¯ Springs, OK; She was preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth Dwight Vandervort; son, James Kenneth Vandervort; second husband, Bonner Crawford; parents, James Clyde and Enola Mae Terwilliger; sister, Ruth Blakey; and brother, A. Richard Terwilliger. She was a member and past president of AW Chapter PEO for many years. She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church where she was one of the founders for the Sunbonnet Shop. Her first husband, Kenneth Dwight Vandervort was employed by Amerada Oil Co., which resulted in their living in Africa and traveling extensively.¯ Memorial Services will be held Monday, March 24, 2003, 10:00 a.m., at La Vida Llena Chapel, 10501 Lagrima de Oro Rd. NE, with Rev. Tom Hart officiating. Interment will take place at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, CA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Presbyterian Hospice, P.O. Box 26666, Albuquerque, NM, 87125-6666. French Mortuary 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE 275-3500