Lavon Crisp, 92, beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2005 in Visalia. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Woodlake.
Lavon was born to Gilson and Lizzie (King) Littlefield on Jan. 4, 1913. She married Charles (Ted) Crisp on May 29, 1931, in Cherokee County, Okla., where she was born and reared. They had four children together and moved to Woodlake, Calif., in 1943, where they owned and operated two grocery stores. Later Lavon worked in packing houses.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Crisp; son, Robert Crisp; grandson, Vincent Crisp; sisters, Lillie Caldwell, Dolores Rice and Leoma Asher, brother, G.V Littlefield. Survivors include a son, Charles Crisp and wife, Peg of Sonora; daughters, Ortha Richardson of Boise, Idaho, and Mary Sue Senseney and husband. Bill of Visalia; sisters, Louise Condit and Mattie Lou Haney of Oklahoma; brothers, Deward Littlefield and Doug Littlefield of Oklahoma; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. . . . Burial will be at Woodlake District Cemetery.
Lavon Crisp, 92, beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2005 in Visalia. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Woodlake.
Lavon was born to Gilson and Lizzie (King) Littlefield on Jan. 4, 1913. She married Charles (Ted) Crisp on May 29, 1931, in Cherokee County, Okla., where she was born and reared. They had four children together and moved to Woodlake, Calif., in 1943, where they owned and operated two grocery stores. Later Lavon worked in packing houses.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Crisp; son, Robert Crisp; grandson, Vincent Crisp; sisters, Lillie Caldwell, Dolores Rice and Leoma Asher, brother, G.V Littlefield. Survivors include a son, Charles Crisp and wife, Peg of Sonora; daughters, Ortha Richardson of Boise, Idaho, and Mary Sue Senseney and husband. Bill of Visalia; sisters, Louise Condit and Mattie Lou Haney of Oklahoma; brothers, Deward Littlefield and Doug Littlefield of Oklahoma; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. . . . Burial will be at Woodlake District Cemetery.
Family Members
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Robert Gustus "Gus" Littlefield
1901–1935
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Lillie May Littlefield Caldwell
1903–1989
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Lue Madison "Mattie" Littlefield
1905–1920
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Donald Lee Littlefield
1908–1920
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Infant Littlefield
1910–1910
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Deward Jack Littlefield
1923–2008
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William Douglas Littlefield
1925–2008
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Mary Louise Littlefield Condit
1929–2022
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Gilson Van Buren Littlefield Jr
1931–2000
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Mattie Lou Littlefield Haney
1934–2021
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