Grandma Crowther

November 8, 1923 - November 15, 2008


I've been thinking about Grandma Crowther a lot lately so I thought I should write something about her here.

Grandma always had the best homemade cookies, always made homemade gifts for Christmas and birthdays. She gave me my first journal. She never forgot a birthday and even made birthday cards. There was so much more to her but Grandma was the best!
Over the past 11 years or so she has become more than that to me. She has become a friend! I had the opportunity to live with grandma for around 8 months after I came home from my mission while I was working in Salt Lake. Especially now, I really treasure that time I had with her. ( I remember I ate egg plant and artichoke for the first time with her. It may have been a first for her but I can't remember.) She always stalked her fridge with the things that she knew I liked. (Canned ham, cheese and bagel sandwiches for one.) We even had family prayers together at night. I started dating Dennis during the time I was living with her. She met him even before my parents did. I remember on Valentines day Dennis told me that he wouldn't be able to come down (from Ogden) because he had so much school work. I accepted his excuse and was about to drown my sorrows in a little shopping. I talked my plans over with grandma and she said, why don't you just stick around here tonight. Grandma never asked much of me and so I agreed. It wasn't too long before there was a knock at the door and a tall good looking guy with a dozen roses stood there. Dennis wanted to surprise me and so he and Grandma plotted together. It was truly one of the few times I have ever really been surprised!

My relationship with grandma was one with no regrets. I am so grateful for the time I had to be with her. I got to talk to her on the phone a couple days before she passed away. I'm grateful my children had what time they had with "Grandma Great". We all enjoyed stopping by for visits, playing in the backyard, the candy dish on the living room table and the cookie jar. Monthly dinners on Sunday together and playing Mexican train or other card games.

Grandma, I love you so much and will miss spending time with you. You have always been there for me. Thank you so much for the Legacy you have left in place and especially for your testimony.