Era Kathrine Bumgarner Crowe

Obituary: Era Katherine Bumgarner Crowe, age 93, of 108 Orchard Ave. Kannapolis, died Friday, August 6, 2010 at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury after a period of declining health. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Monday, August 9, 2010 at Whitley's Funeral Home Annex Chapel with Rev. Terry Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Whitley's Annex Chapel from 6:00 - 8:00 PM on Sunday, August 8, at other times the family will be at the son's home, 2170 Saw Rd. China Grove. Era was born February 22, 1917 in Catawba Co., the daughter of the late Roy and Martha Drum Bumgarner. She moved to this area in 1933 at the age of 16 and went to work for Cannon Mills Co. in the wash cloth dept. in Plant #1 until retiring in 1973. Era was of the Baptist Faith. She loved gardening, canning and baking. Era always put her family first. In addition to her parents, Era was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Lee Crowe, who died in 1981 and her son, Harold "Sonny" Crowe and 5 brothers and 2 sisters. She is survived by her son, Steve Crowe (Mary Ann) and her daughter, Gwendolyn Crowe, both of China Grove and her 5 grandchildren; Tony and Terry Sherrill, Kathy Teate, Sheree Stinson and Steven Crowe, Jr. and 10 great-grandchildren, including Whitney Sherrill and Adam Teate; whom she called "my Babies". Era is also survived by her sisters; Eunice Parker, Marzelle Parker and Geneva Gardner, all of Catawba Co. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com and should friends desire, Memorial donations can be made to the American Heart Association 222 S. Church St. Charlotte, NC, 28202
Visitation: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Sunday,August 8, 2010 Whitley's Funeral Home ANNEX Chapel

Service: 2:30 P.M. Monday August 9, 2010 Whitley's Funeral Home ANNEX Chapel

Interment: Carolina Memorial Park Kannapolis, North Carolina