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Rosemary (Whitehair) Crawford, 90, of Salina, died Saturday, March 2, 2013. She was born October 4, 1922, in Abilene, to John L. and Agnes (Morgan) Whitehair. On June 2, 1949, she married Joseph H. Crawford in Abilene.
She received a Bachelors Degree from Marymount College and a Masters Degree from Kansas State University. Rosemary was a teacher and Head of the Secretarial Science Department at Brown Mackie College in Salina for 30 years.
Rosemary was preceded in death by her husband, Joe; brothers, Ray, John, Bill and Leo; sisters, Ethel, Dorothy, Margaret and Sr. Mary Mark.
She is survived by:
Children: Bill (Kay) Crawford, of Carmel, IN
Mary Pat Wood, of Salina
Mark Crawford, of Salina
Ann (Gary) Dowdy, of Woodward, OK
Seven grandchildren: Sarah and Joe Crawford
Katie, Kelly and Andrew Wood
Trinity and Tone Crawford
One great-grandchild: Penny Lane Baker
Visitation will be from 12 to 8 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 pm, and a Vigil service at 7 pm - all at Ryan Mortuary.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 am on Friday, March 8, 2013, at St. Mary Queen of the Universe Catholic Church, Salina.
Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Salina.
Memorial contributions may be made to either St. Mary Queen of the Universe Catholic Church or the Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia, and left in care of the mortuary.