Mary Hand Twomey Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Hand Twomey, 96, of Longview, formerly of Henderson, will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Rev. Donnie Howard and Bruce Hand officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, February 14, at the funeral home. Mrs. Twomey passed from this life on February 12, 2017, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview. She was born May 15, 1920, in Rusk County to the late W.C. Hand, Sr. and Alice (Reid) Hand and was a life long resident of East Texas. Mrs. Twomey retired from General Telephone and was active with the Disabled American Veterans Auxilary. She attended Mobberly Baptist Church in Longview. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: husband, B.F. Twomey; brothers, W.C. Hand, Jr., J.T. Hand, Preston Hand, Wallace Hand, and Lee Hand, and two sisters that died in infancy. Survivors include: daughter, Brenda Flanagan and husband Daniel of Longview; sisters-in-law, Gwen Hand and Ruby Hand, both of Henderson; grandson, Sean White and wife Amy of East Mountain; great-grandsons, Timothy, Jacob, and Dillon; special friend and caregiver, John Maddox; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Hand, Kevin Hand, Larry Hand, Mike Hand, Dale Hand, and Bruce Hand. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Mashburn, Robert Durrenberger, Donnie Sledge, John Woods, and Travis James. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mary Hand Twomey

May 15, 1920 - February 12, 2017