Iva Lee CRABB

Enid News and Eagle Enid, Garfield Co., OK

01-03-2013

Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

Funeral service for Iva Lee Crabb, 88, of Enid, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2012, at First Baptist Church with Rev. Keith Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. She was born Aug. 29, 1924, on her grandparents homestead, three miles from Erick, Okla., to R.E. and Marie Vance and passed away in Enid. She attended school in Erick, Okla., and graduated high school in Union, Miss. Later, she attended Junior College at Pratt, Kan. Lee married Dale E. Crabb July 1, 1949.

During WWII Lee served as a hostess for the USO and received a pin for 5,000 hours as a volunteer. She was an active member of Beta Sigma Phi since 1946. Lee held several offices in her chapter. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother, worked at the contact Crisis Telephone Ministries, and was a volunteer at Bass Baptist Hospital. Lee was a member of First Baptist Church since 1960, when the family moved back to Enid. She taught Sunday school, served in WMU, was a member of the choir and Prime Timers. Lee was a real prayer warrior for those in need.

Lee is survived by three sons, Dale, Mark and David as well as two daughters-in-law. Lee also leaves eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren as well as numerous cousins and extended family.