ACHSAH CRITES
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred (Achsah) I. Crites of Gildford will be conducted on Monday at 2 p.m. at the Gildford Baptist Church.
Interment will be in the Gildford Cemetery.
Mrs. Crites, 82, died Thursday in a Great Falls hospital.
She was born in Iowa on July 7, 1899 and as a young girl moved to Montana. She spent her years as a youth in South Dakota.
She was married to Fred V. Crites on Sept. 3, 1918. They farmed north of Gildford.
Mr. Crites died in 1961. Also a daughter and three sons preceded her in death.
Survivors are 10 children, including the following:
Vern I. Crites, Kennewick, Wash., Cleona M. Poore, Zurich, Harold H. Crites, Vancouver, Wash., Lois L. Olson, Havre, Dorothy Kidd, Gildford, Dorene V. Rutter, Duluth, Minn., LaRena Stewart, Havre, June A. Youso, Havre, Richard M. Crites, Moses Lake, Wash., and Jeanne R. Johnston, Great Falls. Also surviving are many grandchildren and great grand children.
OBITUARIES 29 June 1982
ACHSAH CRITES
Funeral services for Achsah Crites were conducted in the Gildford First Baptist church Monday afternoon with the Rev. Conrad Rhoads officiating.
Interment was in Gildford Cemetery.
Paul Miller was accompanist. Joe Johnston accompanying himself on the guitar sang, "In the Garden" and "Near the Cross."
Pallbearers were Lloyd Olson, Allan Kidd, Gorden Stewart, Mark Youso, Bruce Stewart and Ronald Youso.
Honorary pallbearers were Donald Swinney, Charles Griffith and Harry Youso.
ACHSAH CRITES
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred (Achsah) I. Crites of Gildford will be conducted on Monday at 2 p.m. at the Gildford Baptist Church.
Interment will be in the Gildford Cemetery.
Mrs. Crites, 82, died Thursday in a Great Falls hospital.
She was born in Iowa on July 7, 1899 and as a young girl moved to Montana. She spent her years as a youth in South Dakota.
She was married to Fred V. Crites on Sept. 3, 1918. They farmed north of Gildford.
Mr. Crites died in 1961. Also a daughter and three sons preceded her in death.
Survivors are 10 children, including the following:
Vern I. Crites, Kennewick, Wash., Cleona M. Poore, Zurich, Harold H. Crites, Vancouver, Wash., Lois L. Olson, Havre, Dorothy Kidd, Gildford, Dorene V. Rutter, Duluth, Minn., LaRena Stewart, Havre, June A. Youso, Havre, Richard M. Crites, Moses Lake, Wash., and Jeanne R. Johnston, Great Falls. Also surviving are many grandchildren and great grand children.
OBITUARIES 29 June 1982
ACHSAH CRITES
Funeral services for Achsah Crites were conducted in the Gildford First Baptist church Monday afternoon with the Rev. Conrad Rhoads officiating.
Interment was in Gildford Cemetery.
Paul Miller was accompanist. Joe Johnston accompanying himself on the guitar sang, "In the Garden" and "Near the Cross."
Pallbearers were Lloyd Olson, Allan Kidd, Gorden Stewart, Mark Youso, Bruce Stewart and Ronald Youso.
Honorary pallbearers were Donald Swinney, Charles Griffith and Harry Youso.
Family Members
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Vern Irwin Crites
1919–1997
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Cleona Marian Crites Poore
1921–1983
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Donald Francis Crites
1922–1972
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Harold Hollis Crites
1923–2004
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Grace Marie Crites
1924–1924
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Fred Vern Crites Jr
1925–1926
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Lois Lorraine Crites Olson
1927–2007
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Dorothy Jean Crites Kidd
1930–1993
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Dorene Valray Crites Rutter
1931–2010
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LaRena Geraldine Crites Stewart
1932–2013
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June Arlene Crites Youso
1934–2009
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Richard Melvin Crites
1937–2000
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Warren Fayet Crites
1940–1941
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Jeanne Rae Crites Johnston
1942–2013
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