Deborah H. Craven | HR director, 47

Deborah Honeyfield Craven, 47, of Villanova, a human-resources director, died of breast cancer Saturday at home.

Mrs. Craven was a founding partner and human-resources director of Keystone Management Solutions in Villanova, which was established more than a year ago to manage hospital and health-care records.

Previously, she was a human-resources specialist for Marriott, Aramark and Source Corp. While working, she earned a bachelor's degree from Immaculata University. She was a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and Delaware Valley HR.

A talented jewelry maker, she designed bracelets, earrings and necklaces from precious and semiprecious stones for relatives and friends, said her husband, Charles W., whom she married in 1998. She loved animals and cared for four stray cats she had rescued, he said.

Mrs. Craven was a native of Denver.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her parents, William and Elizabeth Honeyfield; stepdaughters Melissa, Andrea and Alexandra Craven; and a brother.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.am. tomorrow at Wayne United Methodist Church, 210 S. Wayne Ave., where friends may call after 10.