1924 — 2013

WAYNESVLLE/ANDREWS — Margaret Jane Colville Crisp Stratton, 88, of 23 Lodge Lane, Waynesville, passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at The Homestead.

She was the daughter of the late Patrick Lowery and Jane Reeves Colville.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, French O. Crisp, who died in 1969, and her second husband, Olen L. Stratton, who died in 2006; and three brothers, Reeves M., Samuel and John Colville.

Margaret Jane grew up in Bryson City and attended Swain County Schools and Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee.  She was the retired bookkeeper and corporate officer of J.L. Colville Construction, Inc.  While residing in Bryson City, she was an active member of Bryson City Baptist Church, Bryson City Woman’s Club, and a member ...