Grace Crabtree

Grace Louise Crabtree, one of nine children of Benjamin Allen and Eva Lucina (Henderson) Reed, was born on her parent's farm near Malvern, Iowa on October 14, 1908. Grace, familiarly known as "Toots", grew up in Malvern attending area country schools and graduating from the Malvern High School in 1925. Following graduation, Grace worked cleaning and dressing chickens at Malvern Cold Storage.
Grace married Walter Crabtree on December 17, 1930. They made their home in Alhambra, California and Grace took a position with the Department of Roads for Los Angeles County. She and Walter had been married 25 years at the time of Walter's death on May 22, 1956. Grace then moved to Pasadena, California and continued to work for the roads department until her retirement.
Grace was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodge. Grace dearly loved cats.
In May of 2003, Grace suffered a fall at her home in Pasadena. She moved to Carthage, Missouri to live with her nephew, Harry Reed and his wife Dorothy. Grace died at the Reed home on August 18, 2003 at the age of 94 years, ten months, and four days.
Grace was preceded in death by her parents; husband Walter Crabtree; sisters Bertha Hall, Eunice Chamberlain, and Theresa Reed; brothers Harry Reed, Benjamin Reed, George Reed, John Reed, and Thomas Reed.
Grace is survived by her nephews Benjamin Reed and his wife Patsy of Grapeland, Texas, Harry Reed and his wife Dorothy of Carthage, Missouri, Dave Reed of Omaha, Nebraska, and Bob Reed of Sidney, Iowa.