Richard "Geet" Crowe, 74,
of Acquoni Road, Cherokee,
died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002,
in a Buncombe County hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Cherokee Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. Merritt Youngdeer officiated. Burial was in the Crowe Family Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post.
A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Ute and Sally Sutaga Crowe.
He was a craftsman, an actor and a goodwill ambassador for the Cherokee Tribe as a well-traveled lecturer on the Cherokee culture.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served during World War II.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Berdina "Berdie" Crowe, one daughter, Linda Carol Crowe of Cherokee, two sons, Charles "Chick" Crowe of Cherokee and Alva Lee Crowe of Chattanooga, Tenn., one half-sister, Amanda Crowe of Cherokee, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, Mathias.
Brother:
William Crowe, born 24. Apr. 1921, died 16. Mar. 1988
Sisters:
Nora Crowe Morris, born 25. Aug. 1924, died Jul. 1987
Lucinda Crowe Catolster, born 19. Nov. 1929, died Aug. 1995
Half-Brother:
Henry Robert Crowe, born 24. Jul. 1914, died 18. Apr. 1999
Half-sister:
Amanda Maria Crowe, born 16. Aug. 1922, died 27. Sep. 2004
of Acquoni Road, Cherokee,
died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002,
in a Buncombe County hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Cherokee Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. Merritt Youngdeer officiated. Burial was in the Crowe Family Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post.
A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Ute and Sally Sutaga Crowe.
He was a craftsman, an actor and a goodwill ambassador for the Cherokee Tribe as a well-traveled lecturer on the Cherokee culture.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served during World War II.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Berdina "Berdie" Crowe, one daughter, Linda Carol Crowe of Cherokee, two sons, Charles "Chick" Crowe of Cherokee and Alva Lee Crowe of Chattanooga, Tenn., one half-sister, Amanda Crowe of Cherokee, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, Mathias.
Brother:
William Crowe, born 24. Apr. 1921, died 16. Mar. 1988
Sisters:
Nora Crowe Morris, born 25. Aug. 1924, died Jul. 1987
Lucinda Crowe Catolster, born 19. Nov. 1929, died Aug. 1995
Half-Brother:
Henry Robert Crowe, born 24. Jul. 1914, died 18. Apr. 1999
Half-sister:
Amanda Maria Crowe, born 16. Aug. 1922, died 27. Sep. 2004
Richard "Geet" Crowe, 74,
of Acquoni Road, Cherokee,
died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002,
in a Buncombe County hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Cherokee Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. Merritt Youngdeer officiated. Burial was in the Crowe Family Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post.
A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Ute and Sally Sutaga Crowe.
He was a craftsman, an actor and a goodwill ambassador for the Cherokee Tribe as a well-traveled lecturer on the Cherokee culture.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served during World War II.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Berdina "Berdie" Crowe, one daughter, Linda Carol Crowe of Cherokee, two sons, Charles "Chick" Crowe of Cherokee and Alva Lee Crowe of Chattanooga, Tenn., one half-sister, Amanda Crowe of Cherokee, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, Mathias.
Brother:
William Crowe, born 24. Apr. 1921, died 16. Mar. 1988
Sisters:
Nora Crowe Morris, born 25. Aug. 1924, died Jul. 1987
Lucinda Crowe Catolster, born 19. Nov. 1929, died Aug. 1995
Half-Brother:
Henry Robert Crowe, born 24. Jul. 1914, died 18. Apr. 1999
Half-sister:
Amanda Maria Crowe, born 16. Aug. 1922, died 27. Sep. 2004
of Acquoni Road, Cherokee,
died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002,
in a Buncombe County hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Cherokee Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. Merritt Youngdeer officiated. Burial was in the Crowe Family Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post.
A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Ute and Sally Sutaga Crowe.
He was a craftsman, an actor and a goodwill ambassador for the Cherokee Tribe as a well-traveled lecturer on the Cherokee culture.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served during World War II.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Berdina "Berdie" Crowe, one daughter, Linda Carol Crowe of Cherokee, two sons, Charles "Chick" Crowe of Cherokee and Alva Lee Crowe of Chattanooga, Tenn., one half-sister, Amanda Crowe of Cherokee, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, Mathias.
Brother:
William Crowe, born 24. Apr. 1921, died 16. Mar. 1988
Sisters:
Nora Crowe Morris, born 25. Aug. 1924, died Jul. 1987
Lucinda Crowe Catolster, born 19. Nov. 1929, died Aug. 1995
Half-Brother:
Henry Robert Crowe, born 24. Jul. 1914, died 18. Apr. 1999
Half-sister:
Amanda Maria Crowe, born 16. Aug. 1922, died 27. Sep. 2004
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