Mildred Crowell

Mildred "Niki" Hovey Crowell

Brevard - Niki Crowell, resident of College Walk, died on January 30, 2011 at her home.

She was born on January 18, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio and lived in Springfield, Massachusetts from the age of 4 until she graduated from Central High School magna cum laude in 1931.

Niki graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1935 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Bacteriology. While working at Westfield State Cancer Hospital, she met Dr. George E. Crowell, a dentist who had taken up practice in Boston. They were married in 1939 and settled in Belmont. Their children, Douglas, Garrison, and Sherida were born before they moved to Concord in 1952.

She was active in the community and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord.

In 1962, she was invited to join the faculty at the Cambridge School of Weston. She retired as chair of the Biology department in 1981.

In 1989, Niki moved to Brevard, NC. Over the years, she served in many capacities as an officer and member of the Resident Association of College Walk.

She is predeceased by her husband, George, who died in 1981 and her son Douglas who died in 1996. Her son Garrison of Acton, MA and a daughter Sherida Brown of Hendersonville, NC, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchild survive her.

A memorial service will be held at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Brevard at a later date. Internment will be at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, MA in the spring.

Moore Funeral Home is caring for the family.