IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Lois Helmey
Crapps
November 15, 1920 – January 15, 2009
Obituary
Williamsburg, Virginia-Mrs. Lois Helmey Crapps of 201 Gaslight Way, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009 after being diagnosed with cancer last October.
She was born November 15, 1920 in Effingham County, Georgia to the late George Emanuel & Leonie Zittrauer Helmey; one of seven children and survived by brother, Eugene Helmey (Savannah, GA) and sisters, Mildred Nease (Ridgeland, SC) and Betty Porter (Savannah, GA).
She and her late husband, Master Sergeant Walden "Pete" C. Crapps were members of Our Saviors Evangelical Lutheran Church, Norge, Virginia and are survived by their four children, Leon Crapps (Anchorage, AK), Billy Crapps (Glennville, GA), Teresa Robertson (Williamsburg, VA) and Marsha Demasters (Cincinnati, OH); eleven grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Remembered by all as "Lois", she enjoyed her Church fellowship with the Women's Evangelical Lutheran Church Association which included creating quilts for the needy. She enjoyed extensive travel in the United States and abroad with family and friends, and had a never-ending love for cooking and sewing. Above all she dearly loved spending time with her family, Church and friends. Her life was and is an inspiration to all who knew her, and it can truly be said that she never met a stranger. Her wonderful caring ways touched many lives.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at the Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, West Chatham Chapel in Pooler. The funeral to celebrate Lois' life will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 19, 2009 at the Zion Lutheran Church located at 121 Noel C. Conaway Road, Guyton, GA 31312. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family would like to thank Lois' many friends who provided food, cards, visits, prayer, and hospice care during her illness. "God bless you for your generosity and heartfelt concern!" In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior's Evangelical Lutheran Church's "Organ Fund,", P.O. Box 10, Norge, Virginia 23127.
Thomas C. Strickland
& Sons Funeral Homes
West Chatham Chapel
901 West Highway 80
Pooler, GA 31322
She was born November 15, 1920 in Effingham County, Georgia to the late George Emanuel & Leonie Zittrauer Helmey; one of seven children and survived by brother, Eugene Helmey (Savannah, GA) and sisters, Mildred Nease (Ridgeland, SC) and Betty Porter (Savannah, GA).
She and her late husband, Master Sergeant Walden "Pete" C. Crapps were members of Our Saviors Evangelical Lutheran Church, Norge, Virginia and are survived by their four children, Leon Crapps (Anchorage, AK), Billy Crapps (Glennville, GA), Teresa Robertson (Williamsburg, VA) and Marsha Demasters (Cincinnati, OH); eleven grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Remembered by all as "Lois", she enjoyed her Church fellowship with the Women's Evangelical Lutheran Church Association which included creating quilts for the needy. She enjoyed extensive travel in the United States and abroad with family and friends, and had a never-ending love for cooking and sewing. Above all she dearly loved spending time with her family, Church and friends. Her life was and is an inspiration to all who knew her, and it can truly be said that she never met a stranger. Her wonderful caring ways touched many lives.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at the Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, West Chatham Chapel in Pooler. The funeral to celebrate Lois' life will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 19, 2009 at the Zion Lutheran Church located at 121 Noel C. Conaway Road, Guyton, GA 31312. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family would like to thank Lois' many friends who provided food, cards, visits, prayer, and hospice care during her illness. "God bless you for your generosity and heartfelt concern!" In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior's Evangelical Lutheran Church's "Organ Fund,", P.O. Box 10, Norge, Virginia 23127.
Thomas C. Strickland
& Sons Funeral Homes
West Chatham Chapel
901 West Highway 80
Pooler, GA 31322
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