Mrs. Helen Virginia Page Crenshaw CRENSHAW MOCKSVILLE – Mrs. Helen Virginia Page Crenshaw, 97, of S. Salisbury Street, died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Gordon Hospice Home in Statesville. She was born July 4, 1915, in Iredell County, to the late Ralph Hubert and Maggie Moore Page. Helen graduated from Cool Spring High School, Mitchell College and Woman’s College (now UNC-G). She began her teaching career at Scotts in Iredell County and then at Mocksville High School where she taught Civics, French and English while also serving as school librarian. After serving as librarian at Davie County High School she was the county library coordinator for several years before retiring in 1973. Her retirement years were filled with grandchildren, great-grandchildren, golf, travel and volunteering. Her hobbies included reading, crosswords, jumbles, Rook and Bridge. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church in the Methodist Women, Young at Heart, newsletter preparation, Chair of the History committee and had the honor of being the oldest member of the church. She was a faithful Sunday school attendee and frequent visitor to local rest homes. Helen was a charter member of the Davie County teaching sorority Alpha Delta Kappa and active with the retired teachers group. Helen continued to support the church of her youth, Cool Spring Methodist, helping to create a scholarship in memory of her parents. Her many awards included the E.C. Tatum Humanitarian Award and the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. One of her proudest moments came when the Mocksville High School Class of 1951 started a scholarship in her honor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Crenshaw in 1955; and a brother, J. W. “Buck” Page. Survivors include a son, Charles Crenshaw (Patsy) of Mocksville; a sister, Jane Russell (Don) of Burlington; a sister-in-law, Lorane Page of Cool Springs; two grandchildren, Charlie Crenshaw (Melinda) and Elizabeth Rosenbaum (Daryl), all of Mocksville; and five great-grandchildren, Emery, Cren and Burke Rosenbaum and C and Lucy Crenshaw. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Monday, July 1, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joe Collins, D.Min. and the Rev. Darren Alexander officiating. A private graveside service will be held in Rose Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, at Eaton Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, they request that memorials be considered for Gordon Hospice House, 2341 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625; or Helen Page Crenshaw Scholarship, c/o Davie Community Foundation, 194 Wilkesboro St., Mocksville, NC 27028. The family would like to thank the staff at Iredell Memorial Hospital and the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville for their kindness and care. Online condolences may be made at eatonfuneralservice
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