Diana Vandyke Crawford

She was born September 20, 1957, in Richlands, Virginia, and was the daughter of Okie Keen and the late Carl Junior Vandyke. Prior to her disability retirement, she was a waitress at Fat Boys in Mooresville. She volunteered with her mother in delivering meals with Meals on Wheels. She was a very caring and giving person and as such had chosen to donate her body to science in order to help others.

Diana was survived by a daughter, Mellisa Dawn Shorter (Brian) of Sophia, WV; a son, Chris Brown (Carolyn) of Statesville; five grandchildren, Celina and Ivy Brown of Statesville and Jordan and Micah Shorter of Sophia, WV, and Dustin Shorter of Crab Orchard, WV; her mother and step-father, Okie K. and Larry Pettry of Statesville; three brothers, Carlos “Termite” Vandyke and James “Pee Wee” Vandyke (Sandra), both of Statesville, and David “Red” Vandyke of Troutman; a sister, Kathy Hayes (Rodney) of Statesville; two nieces; four nephews; and her best friends, Brenda Call and Barbara Henkle both of Statesville.

Memorial service celebrating Diana’s life will be held 1:00 PM Wednesday at Troutman Church of God with the Rev. Connor Lambert officiating. The family will speak with friends at the church immediately following the service and will receive friends from 6-8 PM Tuesday at the home of her sister, Kathy Hayes, 167 Watering Trough Road.

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.bunchjohnsonfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina, 212 S. Tryon Street, Suite 1080, Charlotte, NC 28281.

Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.