Joy Lee Crabill

Joy Lee Crabill, 71, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the Olathe Health Hospice House. Celebration of Life service will be held later. Joy was born November 30, 1948, in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Ruby Lee (Ashcraft) and William Farlow White, Jr. She lived in Wathena, Kansas for nearly 20 years moving in 2006 to Ottawa, Kansas. She graduated from Savannah High School, Savannah, Missouri, with the class of 1965. On August 9, 1974 Joy was united in marriage to Guy S. Crabill at Maysville, Missouri. They were happily married for nearly forty-six years and had a son Wyatt. Joy was employed doing clerical positions with various companies over the years including, American Electric in St. Joseph, Missouri; Depot Motors in Atchison; The Med Clinic in St. Joseph; and Critters Pets in St. Joseph, retiring in 2006. Joy enjoyed gardening, plants, reading and crochet. Through the years Joy had pets of all kinds and was an excellent cook and seamstress. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Robin White. Survivors include her husband Guy of Ottawa; son, Wyatt Crabill and wife Debbie of Leavenworth; sister, Anne Douglas-Boydston and husband Dennis of St. Joseph, Missouri; and two grandsons, Devin Butzin-Crabill and Trevor Crabill both of Leavenworth. The family suggests memorial contributions to Prairie Paws Animal Shelter c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kansas 66067.