Kern County Obituaries

Nancy Batson Crews

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Nancy Batson Crews, a former WWII pilot, mayor of California City, builder and beloved 
aunt of the city's current financial manager, Terry Hicks, died on January 14, 2000 at the age of 
80.
Mrs. Crews was a member of an elite group of 25 female pilots, the Women's Auxiliary 
Ferry Service, flying American fighters from factories to overseas shipment points. Mrs. 
Crews continued to fly after the war, and co-piloted a commercial jet until she was nearly 80.
Mrs. Crews served as Mayor of California City in the late 1970s before returning to 
Alabama where she began a successful home-building firm. She was a graduate of the 
University of Alabama and later worked for Embry-Riddle University where she was a 
flight instructor.
Mrs. Crews is survived by sons Paul and Radford Crews; daughter, Jane Tonarely; sister 
Amy Strange. Graveside services were held on January 18, 2001 in Alabama.