Verda Mae Crudup
Verda Crudup Obituary
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. So, it is with the life of Verda Mae “Tina” Crudup who went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 22, 2020. Tina was born April 26, 1960 in Memphis, Tennessee to the late Elijah and Virginia Grandberry.
Tina accepted Christ into her life at an early age and was baptized at Gilfield Baptist Church. Later she joined Perfecting New Life Church under the leadership of Kevin D. Allen and then Grace Temple Church under the leadership of Bishop Steven M. Arnold.
She attended Wilson Trade School and then Dyess Elementary. She was a 1978 graduate of Rivercrest High School in Marie, Arkansas. She also attended Arkansas State University. On October 19, 1988 she began employment with the Little Rock School District as an Instructional Aide. She eventually advanced her career and became an Administrative Assistant within the district. She took much pride in her employments and loved working with her Pre-K babies.
Tina was united in Holy Matrimony to Charles J. Crudup on July 7,1988. In addition to her husband Charles, her beautiful life and smile will forever be cherished in the lives of her children; one daughter Andrea (Justin) of El Paso, Arkansas; two sons: Brian (Valancia) of Savannah, Georgia, and Damien (Jarissa) of Dallas, Texas; a bonus daughter Miranda of Little Rock, Arkansas; a brother Lee (Sandi) Grandberry of Phoenix, AZ; four grandchildren: Jaela, Aarin, Myla, and Lynaia; two uncles: Willie Lewis and Horace Lewis of Chicago; three aunts: Gloria Smith, Veronica Frank of Chicago, and Melinda Nash of Birdsong, Arkansas; special friends: Ann Freeman and Julia Lloyd; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Besides her parents, Tina was preceded in death by her grandparents Matt and Mary Lewis; a sister Vera Beach; and a brother Cleotha Lewis.
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