Lucy Crenshaw

LUCY ELLEN CRENSHAW, 77, went home to be with the Lord on March 31, 2008. To leave a message for the family, please visit www. Penwellgabel.com. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Jesus Film Harvest Partners, 15055 W. 116th Street, Olathe, KS 66062, (913) 663-5700.

Lucy was born on October 7, 1930 in Rocky Ford, CO to Frank and Anna Reiff. She met Don Crenshaw in 1950, at Bethany Nazarene College, in Bethany, OK, and they married on August 3, 1951 in Garden City, KS. They pastored together over 29 years, in Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. They also served as missionaries in Argentina for over five years, and in the Dominican Republic for nine years. Lucy and Don have been members of the College Church of the Nazarene for the past eight years, since relocating to the Kansas City area.

During their years of ministry, Lucy served in many capacities; including teaching, administrative work, and sharing her gift of music with others.

She is survived by her loving husband, Reverend Don Crenshaw, her children; Cheryl Dugas and husband, Michael, Janell Kellum, Craig Crenshaw, and Scott Crenshaw and wife, Donna, grandchildren; Chad, Ashley, Nathan, Laura, Melissa, Jared, and Zach, and one great-grandchild, Esther. She is also survived by her brother, David Reiff. She was preceded in death by her sister, Arlene Haddow, her son-in-law, Kevin Kellum, and her parents.