Ted Crabtree Obituary

CRABTREE, TED Entered the Gates of Heaven at 9:03 P.M. on July 23, 2004. He was met by his wife, Letha with open arms of 67 years of marriage. He was surrounded by Loved Ones at home in Sun City. He was born February 12, 1907 in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma. He leaves behind a son, Tom Crabtree of Nebraska and five daughters, Dee Muntz and Jimmie Fernandez of Sunnyside Washington, Gay Donnally of Riverside, and his twins, Linda Gonzalez of Sun City and Glenda Deatherage of Lake Elsinore, California; 23 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren and 9 great great grandchildren. He was a framer, dye caster and a painter. He lived in Corona from 1956 to 1983 until moving to Denison Texas where he lived until 2001, he spent his last years in Sun City. He loved playing his fiddle, he touched so many lives, he was loved and will be missed so. He will be put to rest Friday, July 30th in Sunnyside Washington. Funeral Services will be held at Smith's Funeral Home @ 1:00 P.M.

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Published by The Press-Enterprise on Jul. 29, 2004.

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cheryl shumate

February 12, 2005

Thinking of you on your Birthday, we all miss you very much Grandpa

love Cheryl

GAylia Casey-Donnally

September 27, 2004

Hi Daddy, are you chasing MOm around and is she pinching you? I talked to Jimmie lOu amnd Tommy, we all are missing you so much but know that we are being selfish because you are with not only MOm but our Beautiful Savior Jesus and HE is taking goood care of you , Give Richie and Jeremiah hugs for me will you? You know Daddy, we all just miss you so terribly, we just thought we would have you forever, I know that we do have you forever because we will be spending eternity with you ...but it sure would be great if we could see your hansome face here on this earth again, being so far away here in Alaska I fool my self sometimes thinking I will get to see you when I head south again, oh what wishful thinking my precious Daddy! we are all having a really hard time with losing you, Cheryl is so thin, and Jimmie LOu too, just can not seem to come to grips that pthe one person who always loved us so unconditionally is not here in our midst, but YOur love is so strong I am sure that we can all feel you with us most of the time, I am loving you and sending hugs, back rubs and kissess heavenbound, your girl,Gay

cheryl

September 24, 2004

gosh I miss my grandpa, I can't hardly believe he is not here anymore,I knew this day would come, for the past twentyone years I'd cry when I heard the Judd's singing " Grandpa tell me bout the good ol'days"because I knew one day I wouldn't have him anymore.

I can see him puttering around, then he'd say "well" and leave it hanging in the air, I think that meant "lets go", like he was done doing everything he came to do, whether it was to just visit, or paint your house, I now find myself saying the same "well" and think of my beloved Grandpa everytime !

Your Loving Children

September 15, 2004

TO MOM AND DAD,

IF TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY, MEMORIES A LANE, I'D WALK RIGHT UP TO HEAVEN AND BRING YOU HOME AGAIN.

Linda

September 15, 2004

July 29'th, I was at work feeling so sad. It went to lunch late, so I decided to go to the Food Court. On my way back to work, they started playing Corrina Corrina. I stopped on the spot and walked over to the railing and look down upon the first floor with tears streaming down my face. Yes, "Daddy I know you don't want me to be sad." Then it was time to go home, it's Thursday. Ray and Daddy were always outside doing yard work. I pull up and no Daddy. I ran to the phone crying, I called Glenda. I'm so very sad and I miss Mom and Dad so.

Linda Gonzalez

August 16, 2004

To Daddy,

How I miss you so, I'm having such a bad time. I know your with Mom and I'm happy for you and Mom, but when I lost you - It was like losing both of you. I'm a child without parents. God had given me the most wonderful gift of all, when he gave me, you and Mom. Daddy I wanted to keep you forever, but I knew I couldn't. I think about your cute little grin. My friends would tell me that you were so cute and I would tell them "yes he is, that's my Daddy!" I liked showing you off and I was really proud to tell everyone I knew; thats my dad and he's 97. I had my co-workers always laughing about the things you had either said or done.

Daddy, every morning I go to your bedroom to say as I did every morning "Good Morning Daddy, how's my daddy today?" And you would just smile. At night before bed, I go to your bedroom to say Good Night Daddy, I love you; see you in the morning - and you would always say "I hope so", and then you would say, I love all my kids the same; never made a difference in any of them , but as you know I say good night and I kiss your pillow.

Daddy, July 23'rd, that night you left us to be in heaven - I felt so lonely, I couldn't feel any presents of you, I kept on praying and praying so very hard for you to let me know that you were okay. I prayed so hard that I felt I could harding breath, because my heart was hurting so bad. The night of the 24'th, I woke up early in the morning with such a pain in my chest, I could hardly breath. I looked over at the bedroom door, there was a bright light that I caught in the corner of my eye, when I turned my head I saw a bright glowing ball of light, "I said, Daddy is that you?" the light shot out through the window and a calm came over me, you were letting me know you were okay.

Every morning, I say good morning daddy and every night, I say good night daddy and I love you, as I have said every day, every night and will forever.

I Love you, Linda

Now I'm just waiting for my dreams of you and Mom together.

gaylia donnally

August 10, 2004

My daddy,

sure am missing you today, I was thinking about how you used to spit your chew out the window of the car and it would come back and get us kids in the back, what a funny thing to think about, there are so many memories popping up in my head that I had forgooten all about, like the time we had the really bad dust and electrical storm and by the time you and momma got to the house from the lower 10 acres your faces were black, and taking a jug of sweet tea to you while you were in the fields working, or learning how to make that rue just right to make good gravy, soooo many things my daddy taught me, miss you my handsome fellow, love you, GAylia May

Cheryl Shumate

August 7, 2004

My Grandpa,There is so much I could say, everyone that met him loved him, he was a GREAT man, he is my role model for a grandparent, unconditional love,road trips with the grandkids,taking their side ( even if they are wrong), my best memories as a child all include my grandpa ! I miss him so much.

Gaylia Donnally

August 6, 2004

HI daddy, thinking of you so much today and missing you. Linda Colleen called today she kissed your pillow, she is so sad ,we are all so sad but her and Ray got to see you everyday and now their house seeems empty without you there. you are the best dad in the world, everybody loves you, especially me the middle Kid! I am sending my love to you from Sonny Boy too since he does not have a computer. talk to you later Love and kisses, gay

Gaylia Casey-Donnally

August 6, 2004

Dear Daddy,

We all really miss you so much, your handsome face, your loving touch, and your music, I know that you are now playing in GOD's heavenly band and pincing momma,I love you forever and always, one day I will get to hug and kiss you meanwhile you rest up andenjoy the beautiful streets of GOLD, your little girl, Sua GAyla

Allen Deatherage

July 31, 2004

Goodbye Ted. You were a nice man. All 97 years of you.

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