Forever 17
Nakilia Marie Dale-Crabtree
March 7, 2005 – March 9, 2022
Lived 17 years
Providence Cemetery · Jackson, Ohio
Life story
Nakilia Dale-Crabtree was 17 years old when she was in a fatal single car crash. She was a sophomore at Eastern High School. She attended the pike county JVS and was planning on taking nursing her junior year. She loved everything sunflowers. She loved her nieces and nephews like they were her own. She had an infectious laugh that would turn anyone's bad mood around in an instant. She always lived her life the fullest. She was the daughter to John Crabtree and Tracy Brungs. She had 2 older sister and 3 younger sister.
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2005
Born March 7
2005
The year Nakilia was born, the first video was posted to YouTube
2009
Nakilia was 4 when Captain Sully safely landed a jetliner on the Hudson River
2014
Nakilia was 9 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2015
Nakilia was 10 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2016
Nakilia was 11 when the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908
2019
Nakilia was 14 when "Old Town Road" spent a record 19 weeks at number one
2022
Passed away March 9, age 17
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