Orpha Rovina Crawford

"Absent from the body but present with the Lord"

Orpha Rovina Roberts Crawford, 86, of Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at her home surrounded by family after a lengthy illness.

She was born in Greene County and resided most of her life in Washington and Sullivan County. Orpha had worked at Metals Engineering and Magnavox.

She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Ralph "Trigger" Crawford; one granddaughter, Tana Louise Thacker; parents, Sambo and Mittie Roberts; sisters, Mary Lois Roberts and Lena Jenalda Harrison Robinson.

She is survived by her children, Robert and wife Nella Mae, Ray and Sue, Junior Reese and Wife Paulette, Nannie Mae and husband George, Ima Jean, Elminia, and Ricky and wife Elizabeth; fifteen grandchildren, Robbie, Wayne, Vickie, Diana, Chris, Amanda, Paula Jo, Melissa Gail, Suella, Jamie, Nathan, Laura, Melissa Dawn, Ricky Jr., and Marlena; two step-grandchildren, Lonnie and Frances; fourteen great-grandchildren, Casey, Kaitlyn, Caleb, Aubrie, Joshua, Jesse, Cody, Barrett, Alyson, Ethan, Jacob, Samuel, Liam, and Austin; and four step great-grandchildren, Dillon, Diamond, Alysia and Hunter.

She is also survived by three sisters, Lora Carroll, Willie Roberts, and Laura Crawford; one brother, Jessie Norce Roberts; and several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to give special thanks to her special neighbors, family and friends who prayed for her, Jim with Gray Respiratory, Amedisys Home Health, Amedisys Hospice, especially Kris, Marcella, the Chaplain Mike, Pastor Mike Anglin, and members of Vernon Heights Baptist Church, and Phyllis.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Hamlett-Dobson, Fall Branch. Services will follow at the Fall Branch Chapel with Pastor Mike Anglin officiating.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Light Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons.