Monday, October 5, 2009

Valerie Crockett loses battle with cancer

Valerie Crockett, 53, a singer, songwriter and musician, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, after a three-year battle with leiomyosarcoma. Valerie, devoted wife of longtime musician and journalist Walter Crockett, most recently recorded and performed with Valerie and Walter Crockett and the Oxymorons, a popular bluegrass-tinged folk-pop outfit that played at festivals and coffeehouses throughout the area.

Calling hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at Nordgren Memorial Chapel, 300 Lincoln St., Worcester, MA. A memorial s...ervice will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at United Congregational Church, 6 Institute Road. For information, visit http://nordgrenmemorialchapel.com/.

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