Gwendolyn Niven's Obituary
Gwendolyn Finney Niven, the former Ms. Gwendolyn Niven Crump, passed away Saturday, October 10th at 4:20am in Clermont, FL., after a brief but valiant battle with lung cancer. At her side were her son, her daughters, her brother and son-in-law. She was a beloved sister, mother and grandmother who will be missed by her family and friends. A native of Memphis, Gwen was a graduate of White Station High School and attended the University of Mississippi. She was a member of The Junior League and the Garden Club of Memphis. She was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church.Gwen is survived by her son, Edward Hull Crump IV of Katy, TX, her daughther Gwendolyn Crump Merryman of Byhalia, MS., and her daughter Shelby Crump-Jetton of Groveland, FL and her brother John W. Niven Jr. of Germantown, TN. She leaves nine grandchildren: Leigh, Lyndsey and E.H. Crump V, Cassidy and Shelby Smith, Jacob, Phillip John, and Joseph Merryman and Andrew Jetton.Family will receive friends at Memorial Park Funeral Home on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 6:00-8:00pm with Services on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10:00am.The family respectfully requests in lieu of flowers that any memorials be sent to The Church Health Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Memorial Park Funeral Home (901) 767-8930.
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