Nancy Jean Croston Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Nancy Jean Croston, 85, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Irving. Service: The family will have a private service at Trinity Episcopal Church. Nancy was born in San Angelo to Ben and Mildred Cox. She attended Oklahoma State University, where she received her BBA in 1951. During her years at college, as a member of the Chi Omega sorority she met the love of her life, Merwyn E. "Merve" Croston Jr. In 1952, Nancy married Merve, her college sweetheart, and they moved to Fort Worth to begin their careers. She soon left the workforce to raise four wonderful children in a constantly remodeled old house. They were happily married for 54 years. Nancy had several groups she was fond of: Park Hill sewing (discussion) group, SOB (Same Ole Bunch) and the Women's Club Spanish class. She also was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan, and if you came to her house on Sunday, you would see her in action holding the Cowboys roster rooting on her team from her special chair. She also became a Texas Rangers fan due to her grandsons playing baseball. She volunteered at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History for many years and enjoyed her grandchildren attending the museum school. Nancy and her late husband were longtime members of Trinity Episcopal Church. Nancy's favorite things were Snicker candy bars and her yearly pilgrimage to Cancun in April, where she would catch up on her reading of Harlequin romance paperbacks and escape the allergies of spring pollen. The family wishes to thank the nurses and caregivers at Silverado memory care facility in Valley Ranch for Nancy's outstanding and loving care. Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Merve; and her siblings, Hewitt "Bubba" Cox and Claire Garrett. Survivors: Sister, Sue Hohmann of San Rafael, Calif.; children, Claire Ward and husband, Ken, of Irving, Diane Ward and husband, Jim, of Houston, Merwyn Croston and wife, Vickie, of Conroe and Leslie Westland and husband, Bob, of Southlake; sisters-in-laws, Ina Vrooman of Tulsa, Okla., and Peggy Croston of Houston. Nancy's legacy are her nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Nancy Jean Croston

May 30, 1930 - May 30, 2015