Yvonne Geraldine "Jerry" Crowell

Neal's Funeral Home
306 S Walnut St.
Osgood, Indiana 47037
812-689-4262

Yvonne Geraldine "Jerry" Crowell age 90, entered this life on October 6, 1924 in Napoleon, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Earl Clark "Percy" and Lelah Marie Rohlfing Brown. Jerry's family told that their mother had eloped and married their father, Warren Crowell on June 30, 1946 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Shortly after their marriage, she and her husband along with another couple, were the first to start the CP Tavern located in Napoleon. One of the main occupations that she did in her life was working as a school bus driver for the Jac-Cen-Del School Corporation from the early 1960's to the late 1980's. This became a family tradition as her husband and two of her children also were school bus drivers for Jac-Cen-Del. Another job that she also did was hauling water to many people in Ripley County and surrounding areas. Her children laughed saying that she would put the girls in the front seat, buckle them up, tell them to sit still and away they'd go. This is how she helped to make a living to raise her family. Her family very proudly expressed that even though their mother and dad really never made much money, she was a wizard at managing money and always seemed to have enough to raise their four children. Flowers, gardening, watching and feeding birds were favorite hobbies she so enjoyed! Due to the present Thanksgiving season, her family laughingly told the story of a past Thangsgiving. Jerry was busy working hard making all of the trimmings for that day. As she took the bread dressing out of the oven, she placed it on a nearby old wooden desk that had a slight slant to the top. She turned around and walking away when a terrible crash happened! The dressing had slid off the top! Angrily, with choice words spoken, she picked it all up and threw it out the door into the pathway of her son and his family. Her son was so shocked and surprised that he asked if they were having YARD BREAD. The family still jokingly fixes and enjoys Yard Bread today. With family by her side, Jerry passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood, Indiana.

SURVIVORS:
Son: Gregory Lee (Barbara "Peach") Crowell of Carrollton, KY

Daughters:
Geneen Carol Ostendorf of Batesville, IN
Gayla Jo Crowell of Batesville, IN
Gloria Lou (Lisa Mahan) Crowell of Trafalgar, IN

Grandchildren: 4
Great Grandchildren: 6

She was preceded in death by two grandsons.

Memorial Donations: To Geneen Ostendorf . The money will be put towards a scholarship for a Jac-Cen-Del student.

SERVICES ALL IN ONE DAY:
Saturday, November 22, 2014/ Neal's Funeral Home

Calling: 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon
Funeral: 12:00 Noon

Burial: St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Napoleon, IN

Arrangements By: Neal's Funeral Home
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