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Author: wcr1951_1
Surnames: Watts, Carswell, Crump, Causby, Wood, Walker, Chapman, Hipps
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The News Herald
Morganton, NC
March 4, 2010
Mildred Crump
Mildred Juanita Crump, 82, of Drexel, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 2,
2010. Born on Sept. 24, 1927, in Burke County, she was the daughter of the late Roland
Watts and Izetta Carswell Watts. Mildred was of the Baptist faith. She was an avid reader
who also enjoyed crocheting. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and
friend. Mildred will be greatly missed. Those left behind to cherish her memory include
four sons, Ronald Lee Causby of Valdese, John K. Causby and his wife, Debra, of Oak Hill,
Kenneth Wayne Causby and his wife, Gayle, of Morganton and Michael Anthony Causby and his
wife, Lynn, of Trinity, Texas; two daughters, Debra C. Wood and her husband, Tommy, and
Sheila C. Walker and her husband, Larry, all of Drexel; 10 grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Thurman Chapman and his wife, Merle, and Herman Chapman
and his wife, Jean, all of Lenoir; a sister, Durlean Hipps and her husband, Thurman, of
Valdese; and numerous oth!
er relatives and friends. Along with her parents, Mildred was preceded in death by her
husband, Benjamin Leroy Causby. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday
at Burke Memorial Park with the Rev. Wendell Parlier officiating. The family will receive
friends from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Kirksey Funeral Home. Kirksey Funeral Home of Morganton
has the honor of serving the family. Condolences at
www.kirkseymorganton.com.
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