Mrs. Dorothy Brooks Crippen

Dorothy Brooks Crippen, 93, wife of the late Donald Crippen, MD, of Seneca, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, at Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Franklin County, GA, Mrs. Crippen was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Carrie Carter Brooks. She was the oldest daughter of eight children and helped take care of her family from an early age. She graduated high school in 1949, a fact she was proud of along with being a cheerleader and basketball star. She married the love of her life, Don, and together they created a life and legacy that will live on for generations. She helped Don successfully manage his medical practice during their time in South Carolina until his retirement. He always said she was the driving force behind everything they did, personally and professionally. Their love and devotion to one another was truly inspiring. In 1989, Mrs. Crippen was instrumental in the founding of Hospice of the Foothills. She and her husband were presented with the Order of the Palmetto in 1994, the state's highest civilian honor awarded in South Carolina, for their work in hospice care. Mrs. Crippen was a devout Christian woman, giving all glory to God. She was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church. She enjoyed entertaining, traveling, her many cherished friendships, and tending to her flowers, but she was the happiest when she was in the home that she and Don built being a wife, mother, and Grami. She was the epitome of class and grace and the very definition of love. There was never a missed opportunity to say "I love you with my whole heart" and she showed it every chance she got. Mrs. Crippen will live on through her daughter: Patti Morris; granddaughters: Crystal Chitwood (Brian) and Denise Morris (Matt); great-granddaughters: Hailey Moore and Payton Morris; sisters: Virginia Childs and Annette Ripplinger; sister-in-law: Betty Brooks; many nieces and nephews; and her beloved caregiver: Rafaelita Leal. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers: Lloyd, Bob, John, and Bill; and sister: Nell Smith. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel, with entombment to follow at Oconee Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 PM, Sunday, prior to the service, at Davenport Funeral Home. Flowers are accepted, or memorials may be made to Hospice of the Foothills, Crippen Endowment-which supports future needs and sustains services in perpetuity for Hospice of the Foothills-attn: OMH Foundation Office, 298 Memorial Dr., Seneca, SC 29672. The family is at their respective homes.

Mrs. Dorothy Brooks Crippen

May 2, 1931 - February 14, 2025