Dorothy Cameron Crewdson

August 17, 1947 - November 16, 2020

Dorothy Cameron Crewdson, 73 years old, went to be with the Lord on November 16th 2020 at the Linda E. White Hospice Center. Dorothy was born in 1947 in Maryport Cumbria England. She attended Flimby School then graduated from Netherhall School Maryport. Dorothy became a seamstress then clothes mender and then a knitted goods mender when she could diligently replace defects in cloth sheets or woolen goods. This was a skill she used for many years making hers and her families’ clothes. Dorothy and family immigrated to the USA in 1978 and made many friends during living in Bristol, TN, Pittsburgh, PA, Milwaukee, WI and finally Evansville, IN. Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Annie Hodgson; granddaughter, Tiffany Marie Crewdson;l and father-in-law, Lawerence Crewdson. Survivors included loving husband, Steve Crewdson; son, Gary Crewdson (Andrea) of Bristol, TN; daughter, Beverly Bates (Michael), Brookfield, WI; grandchildren, Matthew Smith (Christina), Michael Smith (Sandra), Kristen Crewdson (Travis), Ashley Smith, Katie Bates, Matthew Bates, Connor Bates, Darrin Rogers, Ethan Rogers, Nadia Crewdson, and Cameron Crewdson; great grandchildren, MaryJayne Barger, Logan Smith, Mylo Smith, Madeline Smith, Violet Barnett, Elizabeth Smith, Arabella Smith, and Derek Barnett; and brother, David Hodgson, of Wigton, Cumbria England; and several nieces and nephews. Dorothy was a kind, loving and gentle person who loved her family and friends. She loved to travel to different countries, to knit, read, do word search puzzles, crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles. She loved the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, attended Christian Fellowship church on Millersburg road. She made short term mission trips through the church to the Dominican Republic, Poland and England. At CFC she was active in the hospital visitation group and knitting group. She attended two bible studies, a women’s and couples’ group. She loved her English friends in Evansville and pre-Covid enjoyed the weekly luncheons and conversations. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Ziemer Funeral Home North Chapel, 6300 First Avenue, and will continue from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 20, 2020 at the funeral home. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. with Reverend Cliff Herring officiating. The funeral will be live cast on Ziemer Funeral Home and Cremation Services’ Facebook page, starting 20 minutes prior to service time. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Samaritan Purse Disaster relief fund, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607 or to Christian Fellowship Church Mission Fund, 4100 Millersburg Road, Evansville, IN 47725. Dorothy leaves behind a loving family and will be sorely missed but always remembered. Condolences may be made online at www.ziemerfuneralhome.com.