Obituary

Mary Crosson, formerly of Downingtown and Coatesville, died Aug. 19, 2016. She was 93 and passed away peacefully at home in Dallas, Texas, where she'd lived with her daughter Linda Crosson since 2003. She is also survived by son Scott Crosson and his wife, Beth Ann Crosson of Tennessee. Mary was predeceased by her husband, Fred P. Crosson, and daughter Elene Crosson Brown, a former Daily Local News feature writer.
Mary was high-spirited and determined, with a touch of daring that often surprised people and made for many laugh-filled times. What she loved most were flowers and music; even in her later years, she sang beautifully and knew countless songs, from big band to Broadway, country to classical, opera to church hymns. Her areas of knowledge were diverse as well: antique perfume bottles and movie classics, books and Scrabble, art and design, plants and gardening.
Mary graduated from Coatesville High School in 1940, and had a career as a homemaker. She had been a member of the former First Baptist Church of Downingtown and its Philathea Bible Class, and a member of the Tri-State Bottle Club. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Jill Hamby (Alex Hamby), Jason Brown (Tara Brown), Devon Crosson, and Rebecca Brown Wojcik (Robert Wojcik). Also seven great-grandchildren (Logan, Joseph and Sara Hamby; Danae Russum; Jarith Crosson; Theodore and Zachery Wojcik) and two great-great-grandchildren (Wade Hamby and River Guignard), and her sister-in-law Vivian Piersol
A memorial service will be held in her beloved Chester County; Oct. 1 at Fairview Presbyterian Church in Glenmoore. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. and the service from 9:45 to 10:45, after which friends will gather in the church hall. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Published in Daily Local News on Sept. 9, 2016