Jacqueline Ann Erdman Crumrine passed away peacefully at Acts Retirement-Methodist Manor House in Seaford on Dec. 27, 2024. Jackie was born on Aug. 29, 1931 in Laurel to the late Charles Carroll Erdman and Blanche Gootee Erdman.
She graduated from Laurel High School in the class of 1949. After graduation she attended the University of Delaware and graduated with her teaching degree in 1953. Jackie taught at Central Elementary School in Seaford for 11 years and during that time she met John Crumrine and they married on July 11, 1964. They moved to Middlebourne, WV where John farmed his family farm and Jackie taught in the Tyler County School system for 35 years, and retired from teaching in 1989. They proudly celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 11, 2014 and sadly John passed away a few months later on Sept. 4, 2014. Jackie was a member and past President of Middlebourne United Methodist Women, a 50 year member of New Martinsville Chapter No. 50 Eastern Star, American Legion Auxiliary Past President and 66 year member of Alma Seniors, member of Alma Grange, member of Tyler County Retired Teachers Association and Past President, and member of the West Virginia Retired Teachers Association. Jackie was also a member of Middlebourne United Methodist Church and Centenary United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her cousins, Agnes O’Neal, Alice Layton, Michael Henry, Judy Dunn, and Bettie Macintire (Bob Macintire), Billy Jane Wheatley; nieces, Mary Crumrine Long (Richard) and Charlene Crumrine Hughes; nephew, James A. Crumrine. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband John W. Crumrine; cousins, Verna Disharoon and Robert Wheatley; and her niece Patty Crumrine Safreed.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. at ACTS-Manor House, 1001 Middleford Road, Seaford, Delaware 19973. Graveside service and interment will be at a later date in Middlebourne, WV. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.hsdfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home in Laurel.