TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for CROWE, KATIE 
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Chauvin Funeral Home, Houma, La.

Died: Tuesday, September 9, 2014

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CROWE, KATIE 
(Died September 9, 2014)

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Katie Louise Barrios Crowe, 89 of Lockport Louisiana died September 9, 2014

Katie was born March 7, 1925 and raised in Lockport, Louisiana. The daughter of 
Camile C Barrios and Anita Boudreaux Barrios, she grew up in a busy household 
filled with 8 siblings: Brothers Manny, Harry, Mac, Louis, Jimmy, and Hank, and 
two sisters, Edna Barrios and Mildred F(Ferguson).

She married Jerome Judson Crowe Jr. (Jerry) in January 1943 during World War 
II. After World War II and the Korean War, they raised a son, Jerome Judson 
Crowe III, and the three made life an adventure living in many cities across 
the country including Birmingham, AL, Washington DC, Norfolk, VA, Houston, TX, 
Denver, CO, Dallas, TX, Indianapolis, IN, and Atlanta Ga, eventually retiring 
in Houma, LA. A talented decorator, she loved color and design and each time 
they moved she left behind evidence of her vibrant personality and unmistakable 
talent, as well as many friends with whom she kept in touch throughout the 
years.

At age 40, Katie was inspired to try her hand at art. She bought a few brushes, 
oil paints, and canvases and taught herself to paint, quickly becoming an 
accomplished artist. She received great joy from gifting her work to friends 
and family, but often sold it. She returned to Lockport in 1982, living many 
happy years with the love of her life, Jerry. Together they enjoyed many years 
singing and cheering their sonŐs alma mater, the University of Alabama. Katie 
spent many hours studying home interiors in Architectural Digest and other 
publications, and would apply that design inspiration to her own surroundings. 
If friends were lucky enough, she might arrive on occasion with ideas, 
furnishings, and accessories to enhance their homes, as well.

She leaves behind the son she loved more than life, Jerome Judson Crowe III 
(Jud) of Annandale, VA, two adoring grandsons, Judson R Crowe and Alexander L 
Crowe of Tulsa, OK, and her surviving brother, Henry Barrios of Lockport, LA.

In lieu of flowers please give to your local hospice. They are angels on earth!

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