Christmas tree farm day.
holly tipps-hood
44w
happy birthdays mama.
96. would’ve been. miss you. love you most. wish I could feel the soft warmth of your hand in mine.
In loving memory of
Edna Louise Crabtree Tipps
December 22, 1929 – August 4, 2017
Lived 87 years
Franklin Memorial Gardens · Winchester, Tennessee
Life story
TIPPS, Edna Louise Crabtree, age 87, departed this life on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, following an extended illness while at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Franklin County on Dec. 22, 1929, to Rufus Quincy Crabtree and Ava Anna Cooper Crabtree. Edna graduated from Central High School in 1948, and completed the licensed practical nursing program in 1971. Though she enjoyed working as a nurse for several years, her heart kept her at home where she cared for her loving husband and five children. As her family grew, adding spouses for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she enjoyed traveling for visits, special celebrations and sporting events involving her family. She excelled as a seamstress and made the best peanut brittle in the world. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was an active lifetime member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday school classes and was active in women's ministries as well as being a member of the intercessory prayer team and JOY club. She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and four sisters. She is survived by her devoted husband of 67 years, Roy Tipps; daughter, Gail (Al) Rogers; grandchildren, Joshua (Rachel) Rogers and Jarrod (Blair) Rogers; daughter, Robin Gunn; granddaughter, Amy Gunn; daughter, Holly (Troy) Hood; grandson, Brandon Hood; son, Steven (Vicki) Tipps; grandchildren, Alyson (Ed) Kelly, Jacquelyn (James) Duke, Steven Chase (Rosalie) Tipps; son, Jerry (Gail) Tipps; grandchildren, Adam (Haley) Tipps; Heath (Andrea) Tipps; 17 great-grandchildren; sister, Nell Parham; brother, Jack (Darlene) Crabtree; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation with the family was held on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Winchester First Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the funeral immediately following at 3 p.m. conducted by Dr. Michael Clark and Rev. Anna Brockman. Interment followed in the Franklin Memorial Gardens in Winchester. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church or to the Multi-County Cancer Support Network.
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1929
Born December 22
1935
Edna was 6 when Parker Brothers released Monopoly
1941
Edna was 12 when the United States entered World War II
1951
Edna was 22 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
Edna was 40 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1977
Edna was 48 when Elvis Presley died
1982
Edna was 53 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Edna was 69 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2004
Edna was 75 when Facebook was launched
2010
Edna was 81 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2017
Passed away August 4, age 87
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holly tipps-hood
52w
find lovey mama. 💔
at the rainbow bridge. we lost her today. it has been so hard but knowing she was also tied to you and daddy…makes it even worse. we miss you so, kiss her little head for us.
holly tipps-hood
57w
hard week.
hard week mama. all things “hard” make me miss you even more. I miss your listening ear…I miss the “knowing” weight of your hand as it rested on top of mine. it’s hard down here. and getting worse every day. I try to be encouraged but oh my, my soul is sad and weary. In my mind, I revisit the words and prayers you poured into and over my life…I feel the absence of that now more than ever. I miss you so much. -littlest apple
holly tipps-hood
64w
8.
8 years since you left. august 4. strange to write that when it still feels so new to not have you here. yesterday was a day. you & daddy would have been my first call and you would’ve dropped what you were doing and come…even though i was fine. a man plowed into our front yard in his truck and our largest crepe stopped the vehicle from making it to the house. could’ve been so much worse but the elder gentleman and his dog were unhurt. the truck was destroyed so i really feel like there was a bit of a miracle in our front yard. after all the emergency vehicles left and only shattered parts of his truck, a destroyed power pole and speed limit sign were removed, i walked over to my sweet crepe myrtle. laid my hand on her scars and assessed the damage. amazed that she held firm, protecting. and i thought of you and daddy. my feet stood on her roots at the surface of her base…deep, firm, holding steady in the storm…protecting. the legacy you both left for me, for us. right there, so apparent, under my feet and against my palm. oh. how i long to call and hear your voice, feel your hand in mine, sit in your presence and be.
holly tipps-hood
96w
happy birthdays mama.
celebrating you in my heart more the next couple of days than usual. what a gift you were to me, troy and brandon. the perfect example of pure unconditional love in every aspect of our lives. i feel your absence so profoundly but smile and cherish every sweet memory. i carry you in my heart. so grateful to be yours.
holly tipps-hood
96w
candlelight Christmas memorial
2024. another year to remember you. you were the best mama. ever. your birhdays are coming up, added a little lighted tree just for you. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
holly tipps-hood
100w
Thanksgiving morning.
strange to be doing Thanksgiving cooking by myself. trying to remember all the things that mama did to make it perfect, every single year. perfect food, perfect timing in the midst of the sheer craziness of family. oh, how i miss those days. things are very different for me now, quieter. and i’m really not a fan. trying to embrace brandon with christina home while navigating all these feelings. yesterday, i listened to all the voicemails from my precious two, the daily nothing special calls. feeling fortunate and also like i’m failing them in holding things together. family, feels so disconnected and my heart longs for the very familiar. my people. the thanksgiving table in heaven grows by the year…fewer here, more there. missing you mama & daddy, every second of every day.
holly tipps-hood
147w
remembering Christmas.
capturing the little annual Christmas things. decorating, mama making bows, live nativity at church complete with hot chocolate and cozy blankets, Cowan Christmas parade shared with family and friends (followed by taco soup for lunch and lots of hot cocoa), mama’s famous peanut brittle (best in the world), and family.
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