Carmelita Caro Crisp passed away at the age of 74, on May 6, 2024 after a long illness. She is preceded in death by husband, Orville Lee Crisp, parents Potenciano & Carolina Caro, siblings: Alejandro Caro, Potenciano Caro Jr., Romeo Caro, Domingo Caro, Mary Estigoy
She is survived by Children: Gina Gapasin, Catherine Crisp, Christine Crisp
Grandchildren: Nathan and Roen Randall
Siblings: Visitacion Duat, Norma Eben, Fernando Caro, Lily Gaytan, Milagros Connell
and numerous nieces and nephews in California, Texas, and Tennessee
Carmelita was born on Dec 16, 1949 in Naguilian Isabela, Philippines. She graduated college with a Bachelor’s degree in Education from St. Ferdinand College, Philippines. She immigrated to the United States in 1970. Carmelita moved to McMinnville, Tennessee from California in 1991 with her husband and 3 daughters. She worked in Manufacturing at Magnetek/Century and A.O. Smith for close to 20 years before retiring. Carmelita loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, crocheting, and cooking. She would welcome family and friends to her home to enjoy authentic Filipino cuisine: homemade eggrolls, noodles, and rice dishes. In her retirement, she was able to become fully involved in her church, St. Catherine’s. She was a member of The Altar Society, The Faith Sharing Group, and supporting activities hosted by the church, where she was able to spend time with her close friends. She was loved by many for her compassion, values, kindness, and sense of humor and made a huge impact on her family, friends, and community by her ways in life of serving the Lord, Jesus Christ.
Services will be at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in McMinnville on Monday May 13, 2024: Visitation 10:30am, Mass 11:30am. Burial will be at 1:00 pm at Gardens of Memory. McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
