ELIZABETH BARR CROSBY
Elizabeth Barr Crosby, 86, widow of Baxter D. Crosby, died on Monday, July 1, 2019, at Morningside of Sumter.
Born on July 15, 1932, in London, England, she was a daughter of the late Cecil G. and Isabella B. Barr. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where she served with the Prayer Shawl Ministry. She was also a member of the British Wives Club. She retired from AAFES at Shaw Air Force Base after 28 years of service.
Survivors include five children, Beverly C. Langlois (Robert) and Barbara Hodge (Joe), both of Sumter, Betty L. Crosby of Columbia, Steven Crosby (Donna) of Sumter and Susan Crosby of Lexington; 11 grandchildren, Kevin Langlois, Kyle Langlois, Jake Hodge, Justin Hodge, Emily Jones (R.J.), Matthew Crosby-Krivan, Corey Crosby, Stacey Jackson, Shelley Jackson, Summer Reyes (Jorge) and Tori Crosby; and seven great-grandchildren, Joshua, Haley, Ryan, Natalie, Andrew, Hampton and Gabriella.
She was preceded in death by her brother, James Barr, and sister-in-law, Beryl Barr.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Nick Cheek officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday in the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall.
Memorials may be made to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 or First Presbyterian Church, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.