Photo courtesy of Paul Funeral Home of Washington
Washington, North Carolina
Dec 29, 1949 – Dec 25, 2025
Mrs. Sheila May Babcock Crisp, age 75, a resident of Chocowinity, NC died Thursday December 25, 2025, at the ECU Inpatient Hospice House in Greenville.
A memorial service will be held 2:00 Tuesday December 30, 2025, at Haw Branch Church of Christ officiated by Jason Kirkman and Billy Ray Askew. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday December 29, 2025, at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington.
Mrs. Sheila was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada on December 29, 1949, daughter of the late Gordon Alexander Babcock and the late Ada May Tunnard Babcock. After her family moved to Beaufort County she graduated from Washington High School as a member of the 1968 class. On May 17, 1969, she married Willie Gray Crisp who survives. She worked at the Beaufort County Clerk of Court and Adult Probation & Parole. Mrs. Shelia loved cooking, shopping, knitting, and being a Grandma. She was a member of Haw Branch Church of Christ.
Surviving along with her husband: Willie of the home are her children: Alexander “Lee” Crisp and his wife Peggy of Chocowinity, and Jenny Crisp Langley and her husband Chad of Washington; brother: Robert Babcock of IL; sisters: Geraldine Trotter and her husband Kenny of IL, Margaret Toepfer and her husband Royce of IL, and Elizabeth Seyferth of Chocowinity; and her grandchildren the apples of her eye: Adam Gray Crisp and Alex Todd Crisp.
Flowers are welcomed and appreciated, and the family kindly asks that any memorial contributions be made to ECU Health, Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice, c/o Vidant Health Foundation, 690 Medical Drive, Greenville, NC 27834.
Online condolences may be offered to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com
Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Crisp family.
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I was so sorry to hear of Sheila’s passing. She was always kind to me in the clerks office. Your family will be in my thoughts & prayers
Kimberly Hoatt
January 04, 2026 | WASHINGTON, NC | Acquaintance
Sending our deepest sympathy to all the family. Sheila was such a sweet and loving lady.
Cathy and David Fields
Cathy Fields
January 01, 2026 | Chocowinity, NC
Shirley Richardson
December 30, 2025 | Washington, NC | Classmate
Mrs Sheila was a kind, sweet and loving person. She truly loved with all her heart. I will carry the loving memories I had with her throughout the years I spent up there. She will always be in my heart ❤
Miranda Lewis
December 29, 2025 | Cataula, GA | Friend
Dennis Wiggins
December 29, 2025 | CHOCOWINITY, NC
Mrs. Shelia was a very kind and loving lady. I will always cherish her spiritual guidance and how protective and comforting she and Mr. Willie were to me, Joshua and Liam. May your memories of Mrs. Shelia comfort you at this time.
TRACY BELYEU
December 29, 2025 | Princeton, NC
My heart is broken. I loved you Shelia. You and Willie were a joy to be around. Our talks on your porch were a blessing. You taught me how to use a canning pressure cooker. You and Willie shared your vegetables with us. You and I worked together. I have comfort knowing that you are in the arms of our sweet Jesus.
Carolyn Asby
December 28, 2025 | Washington, NC | Friend
I send my heartfelt condolences to the family. Sheila was a dear friend at Washington High School. We graduated the same year. My prayers are with her family at this sad time.
Brenda Doss
December 28, 2025 | Greenville, NC | Friend
Our deepest sympathy for your loss
Greg & Donna McRoy
December 28, 2025 | Chocowinity, NC | Friend