Marilyn Jean Crites

Marilyn Jean Dodds Crites, age 83, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away at home on Friday morning, October 18, 2013. Jean was born in Goliad, Texas on February 22, 1930. She graduated from Brackenridge High School in San Antonio in 1947 and earned her degree from Trinity College in San Antonio.

Jean is preceded in death by her grandmother “Mamie”, her parents Orby and Emma Dodds, and her beloved granddaughter, Shannon Crites. She is survived by her son Stephen Crites and his wife, Tommie of Frankston, Texas; her daughter Susan Crites of San Antonio, her special daughter/friend Jane Edwards of San Antonio, and many cherished friends from high school and her teaching years.

Visitation will be held at 9:00am on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Sunset Funeral Home, 1701 Austin Highway, San Antonio, Texas, 78218 with a funeral service to start at 10:00am. A private interment will be held in Cuero, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to charities, especially school libraries, animal related charities such as the Animal Defense League, or to Cancer Therapy and Research Center, San Antonio, Texas.