Cleo Crites

Cleo M. Crites January 3, 1925-June 24, 2014 Mrs. Cleo M. Crites, 89, of La Porte, Indiana, died Tuesday June 24, 2014 at Oak Woods Manor in La Porte, IN. She was born January 3, 1925 in Hamlet, Indiana, the daughter of Chester Davis and Cecil (Moyer) Davis. Cleo worked twenty-years as a cashier for Five-Star Supermarket. She was a member of First Apostolic United Pentecostal Church of LaPorte, IN. Cleo enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family and friends. On July 22, 1954, in Westville, IN, she married Glen D. Crites who preceded her in death on February 26, 2010. She is survived by her daughter, Jody (Mark Lawson) Bates of Hamlet, IN; two sons, Darrell (Sharon) Crites of La Porte, IN, Gregory (Patty) Crites of Union Mills, IN; five grandchildren, Todd Bates, Nicole Bates, Kelly Maule, Joel Crites, Stephany Dreessen; six great grandchildren, and special childhood friend, Louisa Gordon of Hamlet, IN. Cleo was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one brother, Gayle Davis. Arrangements are being entrusted to Haverstock Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 602 Maple Ave., La Porte, IN where the family will receive friends Friday, June 27, 2014 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. A life celebration will be held at Haverstock Funeral Home, Inc., Friday June 27, 2014 at 1:30 pm with Rev. Richard Hoffman officiating. Interment will follow at the Kingsbury Cemetery, Kingsbury, Indiana. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice of LaPorte P.O. Box 250 LaPorte, IN. 46350 or to the First Apostolic United Pentecostal Church of LaPorte, IN. Online condolences may be made at www.haverstockfuneralhome.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Cleo M. Crites please visit our Sympathy Store.