Carrie Mcgrew

Carrie Evalena McGrew, age 95, of Mound City, KS, died Thursday, July 21, 2005 at the Country View Nursing Home, Prescott, Kansas. She was born January 12, 1910 at Pleasanton, Kansas to Otis H. and Evalena May Phillips Smith. Carrie's mother passed away at child birth. Her grandmother, Libbie Wakefield and Aunt Lidia Phillips moved in with her father to help raise Carrie. Carrie grew up in the Pleasanton community where she graduated high school in 1928. On November 27, 1928, she married John Paul McGrew and moved to a farm in the Wesley Chapel community. Paul preceded Carrie in death on January 18, 1973. Carrie remained on the farm until 1980 then moved into Mound City. In September of 2001, she moved into the Residencies in Pleasanton, remaining there until 2003 when she moved to the Prescott Country View Nursing Home. Carrie was very dedicated to her friends, church and community. Carrie was always generous to anyone in need. A number of years ago she established two scholarships available to any graduating senior in Linn County. The scholarships are administered through the United Methodist Church in Mound City. She was a member of the Mound City United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Mound City Historical Society, Rainbow Extension Unit, Senior Citizens and Concern. She was a generous contributor to several organizations such as Billy Graham Crusade, Cancer Society, Feed the Children, and Youth Front. She is survived by cousins Jim McGrew of Gilmer, Texas, Patricia Ann Cruise of Fort Scott, Kansas, Wanda Forman of Kansas City, Missouri, Elizabeth Crooks and Phillip Gorg, both of Portland, Oregon, and many friends. Services were held at 10:00 AM, Monday, July 25, 2005 at the Mound City United Methodist church. Burial was in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Mound. City. Contributions are suggested to the Mound City United Methodist Church.