Obituaries

Mon., March 1, 1999

Christine Derrick Coeur d’Alene

Visitation for Christine Marie Derrick, 48, will be today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene. Service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Derrick, who was born in Stockton, Calif., died Wednesday.

She graduated from high school and Delta College in Stockton.

In 1983 she married Robert Derrick.

Mrs. Derrick owned Chrissy’s Antiques in Stockton and moved to Arnold, Calif., where she owned a wood carving and statuary plaza called The Hollow.

She moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1992.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Barton Lagomarsino of Coeur d’Alene; her mother, Lillian Quick of Stockton; and a brother, David Jewart, and a sister, Kathleen Bisagnom, both of Stockton.

Bruce Crowe Spokane

Funeral for Bruce R. Crowe, 84, will be at 1 p.m. today at Riplinger Funeral Home. Entombment will follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.

A 45-year Spokane resident, Mr. Crowe died Thursday. He was born in Linville N.C.

Mr. Crowe was a railroad engineer for the Great Northern Railway, which later became Burlington Northern Railroad.

He was a member of the Washington State Horsemen Association, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, and the Eagles Lodge 2.

Survivors include his wife, Hosafa; two sons, Bruce and Sidney Crowe, both of Spokane; two brothers, Harold and Ed Crowe, both of North Carolina; two sisters, Hildred Clark of North Carolina and Mildred Wright of Oklahoma City; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Southern Baptist Church, Crossnore, NC 28616.

Lois (McCulley) Meadows Spokane

Memorial service for Lois M. (McCulley) Meadows, 65, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Opportunity Presbyterian Church. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

A 20-year Spokane resident, Mrs. Meadows died Thursday. She was born in Omak, Wash.

Mrs. Meadows graduated from Central Valley High School in 1952.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Parent Teacher Association at her children’s elementary and high schools, where she also served as president..

Survivors include her husband, John Meadows, Sr.; a son, John Meadows, Jr. of Sumner, Wash.; a daughter, Pamela Huseman of Vacaville, Calif.; a brother, Harold McCulley of Spokane; a sister, Shirley Kelley of Omak; and four grandchildren.

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