Avis Winnifred Crowder

Avis W Crowder, 85, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2008 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services are pending. Avis was born in Hurley, New Mexico on Feb. 27, 1923, the daughter of Jerome and Elizabeth Crowder. In 1941 she graduated from high school in Clifton, Arizona. She graduated from Mt Zion Hospital in San Francisco, Calif., with a 4 year nursing degree, as a Registered Nurse. She worked, as a missionary nurse, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico for 3 years. She returned to Napa, California, continuing her nursing career until retiring in 1977. In 1986 she moved to Sandpoint, Idaho to be with her family. She attended the Sagle Baptist Church, participating in prayer groups, and bible studies. She always enjoyed reading. Avis is survived by her sister Beulah Merritt of Sandpoint, ID; numerous “adopted” grandchildren and great grandchildren including Judy Baker, Phyllis Lewis, Karen Sluyter, Tony (and Lisa) Fister, Kerrie Fister, Lisa and James Middleton.