LYDIA WANDA RABE KNIGHT

LYDIA WANDA RABE KNIGHT

VICTORIA - Lydia Wanda Rabe Knight, 95, of Victoria, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. She was born on August 15, 1916, in Bishop to the late Fritz W. and Marie Dorthia Hagedorn Rabe.
She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. She was very proud of her four children and all of her grandchildren.
Lydia was known to all the neighborhood children as Granny Knight. She helped babysit and raise many of the neighborhood children. She was also a waitress at many Victoria area restaurants, her last job was at the Triangle Drive Inn and many of her customers knew her as "Big Blondie". She never met a stranger and always had a smile for everyone she met. Lydia had a great sense of humor and could always make you laugh.
Lydia leaves behind her daughters, Patricia A. Zmeskal and husband, Emil, and Jerrel Dean Obenhaus and husband, Douglas; son, Robert Allums and wife, Karen; grandchildren, Billy Moreland, Jr. and wife, Margarita, Rena Tompkins and husband, Rocky, Douglas Obenhaus and wife, Haddley, Patty Wilkerson and husband, Phillip, Tammy Mitcherling and husband, David, Janet Faulkner, Shawn M. Childs and husband, Curtis, Robert Allums, Jr. and wife, Rachel, and Daniel Allums; great grandchildren, Amanda Perez, Amber Arispe and husband, Alvin, Jeffrey Tompkins and wife, Tasha, Jason Faulkner, Steven Perez, Dianna Zmeskal and Fiance, David Finn, Lydia Ordanez and husband, O.J., Joshua Homan, Michelle Homan, Travis Tompkins, Taylor Tompkins, Devon Childs, Ashley Allums, Zachary Allums, Logan Allums, Brooke Obenhaus, Paige Obenhaus, Andrew Wilkerson, Cade Mitcherling, Gage Mitcherling,, Jace Mitcherling, Sonia Garcia, Irene Garcia, and Matthew Moreland; great-great grandchildren, Jade Tompkins, Brendan Tompkins, Bladen Tompkins, Brantin Tompkins, Evan Tompkins, Conner Tompkins, Makenzie Arispe, Kaleigh Arispe, Landen Finn, Lillie Faulkner, and Carolyne Homan; and her animals, Honey and Tom Kitty. In addition to her parents, Lydia is preceded in death by her sisters, Erna I. Becker, Elva Pullin, Elvira Rabe, and Eleanor Adams; brothers, Eric G. Rabe, Ervin Rabe, and Robert Rabe; daughter, Carolyn Hogan; grandson, Gary L. Homan, Jr.; granddaughter, Tami D. Zmeskal and great granddaughter, Katie Tompkins.
The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2012 at Grace Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Grace Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Couchman officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Jeffrey Tompkins, Jason Faulkner, Steven Perez, Joshua Homan, Travis Tompkins, and Taylor Tompkins.
Grace Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.