Oda Mae Farris Crawford Spring, lovingly known as Mumow, age 94, passed peacefully in her home of 56 years on April 20, 2017, surrounded by family.
She was born to Jeff and Emma Farris on May 1, 1922 in Hall Valley, TX.
She married the love of her life, Doyle Ray Crawford on September 28, 1940 in Brady. They were married 39 years.
Survivors include her four children, Shirley West of San Angelo, Frances Tackel and husband, Steve of Sonora, Rhonda Blackman and husband, James, also of Sonora, Blaine Crawford and wife, Terri of Ozona and fifteen grandchildren, Maray Cearley, Kevin West, Keith West, Sissy Nichols, Louis Olenick, Jr. Michelle Lipham, Darla Lipham, Kathlene Sutton, Angela Ervin, Christy Telles, Shellye Terrell, Lorna Olenick, Jesse Blaine Crawford, Jaaron Crawford and Rayonna Blackman.
She is also survived by thirty-one great grandchildren and twenty great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, her first husband, Doyle Crawford, two daughters, Nova Olenick and Sondra Strickland, two sons-in-law, Louis Olenick and Gene West and her second husband, Walter Spring.
Mumow took great pride in being a wife, mom and grandmother to so many. There was always room for one more at Mumow’s kitchen table, whether it was to eat her wonderful cooking, play cards or dominoes, work a jigsaw puzzle or sit and visit and enjoy a glass of her famous sweet tea. She never met a stranger and would generously give you the shirt off her back.
Her life was not an easy road but she never complained and lived it to the fullest.
Her strength and dignity was an inspiration to us all
A celebration of her life was held Monday, April 24, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Christ in Sonora, followed by her burial at the Sonora Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Kevin West, Keith West, Louis Olenick, Jr., Clifton Lipham, Robert Telles and Rick Cearley.
Honorary pallbearers will be her remaining grandchildren.
She will be greatly missed and will live forever in our hearts.
“It’s not goodbye, it’s until we meet again.”
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the day of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
– Psalm 23:1-5
