Dorothy “Dottee” Edwards Crenshaw Cronk, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 in her home with her family in Urbanna, after a short battle with dementia.
Dottee was born on May 24, 1942 in Richmond to Leroy Gillette Crenshaw Jr. and Dorothy Edwards Crenshaw. She was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, Richmond and Converse College, Spartanburg, S.C., where she met Lynn Collins Skinner, first her roommate and later her cherished lifelong friend.
Dottee lived in Richmond with her family and large community of friends until moving to Urbanna in 2004. She always maintained her close connections to Richmond with frequent visits over the years. She enjoyed many happy hours playing bridge with close friends in Richmond and Urbanna. After moving to Urbanna, she became active in local communities as well as Christ Church Parish in Saluda. While Dottee was a “city girl,” she had a passion for spending time with her beloved cousins “in the country” in Ebony.
