Mabel Eugene Crum Dingee

1914 - 2011

Mabel Eugene Crum Dingee died peacefully at her Fort Worth home Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Mabel left this earth and physical life to be with God and His Son, Jesus Christ, in heaven. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. The Rev. Verne Fuqua will officiate. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: Her memory may be honored with a gift to West of the Pecos Museum, Box 1784, Pecos, Texas 79772. Mabel was born in Pecos on Oct. 28, 1914, to Tom Crum, a West Texas rancher, and his wife, Bess Eddins Crum. She had six siblings. Mabel was a beautiful person inside and out. She was chosen to represent Pecos and West Texas in many state events. She attended Texas Tech University. In 1937 she met her beloved husband, Henry Lewis Dingee Jr., a member of a Fort Worth pioneer family. They returned to Fort Worth in 1942. They raised four children and resided in Fort Worth for 69 years. Mabel was a woman of great faith; her faith is what sustained her. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin and a devoted friend, loving each person in her life unconditionally. Mabel was a longtime member of St. John's Episcopal Church, where she loved her work in St. Mary's Guild. She was active in all areas of her children's lives. Her grandchildren were her "pride and joy." She lived a long, rich and good life, smiling and glorifying the Lord until the end. She was greatly loved and revered, and will be missed every day by many. Special thanks to her faithful, devoted and excellent caregivers, "The A Team," Aida Enrriques, Lourdes Dixon, Rhonda Urdiales and Delia Garcia. Also to her incredible doctors, Dr. Harish Dhingra, Dr. Robert Taffel and son-in-law, Dr. Don Johnston, The Professional Hospice Team and Kris, her RN. Mabel was preceded in death by her husband, Henry. Survivors: Son, Henry L. Dingee III; daughters, Barbara Harris and husband, Jerry, Diane Rutledge and husband, Mike, and Jane Johnston and husband, Don; grandchildren, Kristen Brown and husband, Jeb, Brennen Harris and wife, Cori, Chad Rutledge and wife, Lisa, and Channing and Lauren Johnston; "special daughter No. 4," Sandra Thomas; her nephews and cousins, "the boys"; and her sweet nieces and friends she loved dearly.