Many of her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren gathered Sunday, Aug. 14, to celebrate the 101st birthday of Roxie J. Crelia of Anderson, Mo.
Mrs. Crelia was born Aug. 17, 1910, in Geary, Okla., the second of six children born to Curtis and Willie Sellers. In 1930, she married William Marion Crelia. They had seven children, three of who are deceased.
In addition to raising her own children, after the death of her son and daughter-in-law in 1967, she took in their five children to raise. They lived in Huntington, Ark. They are Donna Fuller of Anderson, Mo., Teresa Sauer of Coral Springs, Fla., Elaine Mobley of Booneville, Ark., Al Crelia of Van Buren, Ark., and Loretta Erickson of Bentonville. The Fullers and Sauers are both formerly of Pea Ridge.
Her children are Alvin Crelia, deceased, ThadeenHall of Oxage, Okla., Patsy Stuckeyof Guthrie, Okla, Marie Crelia of Guthrie, Okla., Paul Crelia of Huntington, Ark., and Sue Crelia and Billy Crelia, both deceased.
She has 16 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Crelia lives with her granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Donna and Tony Fuller of Anderson.
Community, Pages 8 on 08/17/2011