Bobbie Jean Crudup

1932 - 2025

Bobbie Jean Crudup
Born: February 25, 1932
Died: June 10, 2025
Bobbie Jean Crudup was born to the late Walter Hicks Sr. and Estella Hicks on Feb. 25, 1932 in Summerland, MS. She departed this earthly life on June 10, 2025. She received Christ at an early age. She married the love of her life, Hezekiah Crudup Jr. in 1948. They relocated to Joliet, IL in 1951 where they raised five children.
They became members of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, She later became a long time member of Second Baptist Church. There she served on several ministries including The Blessing Table, working in the kitchen, singing in the choir and as a Sunday School Teacher. She was always willing to help where needed.
Bobbie worked at Caterpillar with her husband for a time, but stopped to care for her growing family. Later Bobbie attended and completed her cosmetology training at Dudley University. She retired from being a hairstylist in 2025.
She took great joy in caring for her family. She also took pride in the appearance of her yard and home. She had a passion for cultivating her flowers and sharing from her bountiful garden.
Bobbie was preceded in death by her father, Walter Hicks Sr.; mother Estella Hicks; husband, Hezeikah Crudup; brother, Walter (Gloria) Hicks; sister, Helen (Clarence) Martin; and daughter, Corrine Crudup.
She leaves to cherish her her siblings, Charlene (Jacob) Moffet, Ida (Charles) King; children, Lannie Crudup. Everette (Carla) Crudup, Roberta (Floyd) Franklin, and Rosiland Givens; 14 grandchildren, Imani Crudup, Scotty Tabor, Erin Greenwood, Janaya Crudup, Lannie Crudup Jr., Charles Martin, Brandis Fielder, Brittany Laws, David Crudup, Brian Crudup, Constance McAllister, Michael Givens Jr., Donyell Floyd, and Everette Crudup, 31 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and special friend, Ritha Seabron.
Visitation will be held on Monday, June 16, 2025 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Minor-Morris Funeral Home, 112 Richards St., Joliet, 815-723-1283, and Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 402 Singleton Pl., Joliet, IL, with Pastor Curtis T. Bryant Jr. The service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with Pastor Larry V. Tyler officiating. Interment following at Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, IL.