Mother Eloise Crankfield

October 6, 1944 - December 29, 2018

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “For death begins with life’s first breath, And life begins at the touch of death.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eloise Crankfield, daughter of the late Mary Lizzie Arlice Diggs and James Junior Diggs, was born October 6, 1944, in Raleigh, North Carolina. As a member of Lingo Memorial Church of God in Christ, Harrisburg, PA, she served on the Mother’s Board and with the Kitchen Ministry. She was a self-employed childcare provider. Leisurely, she enjoyed watching television and caring for her grandchildren. In Harrisburg, PA, on Saturday, December 29, 2018, at the age of seventy-four, the angels came to escort Mother Crankfield into eternal life joining her parents and her two children, Shawn and Tracey. Mother Crankfield’s life and legacy will be lovingly cherished in the hearts of her four sons, Anthony, Jermaine and John Lewis Gillis of Harrisburg, PA, and Marvin Gillis of Ohio; four daughters, Brenda Duncan (Shawn), Angela, Nikki and Carol Gillis, all of Harrisburg, PA; three brothers, James, William and Eugene Diggs, all of Harrisburg, PA; three sisters, Shirley and Beatrice Diggs and Joann Dotson, all of Harrisburg, PA; forty grandchildren, forty-seven great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, one great-great-great-grandchild, other relatives and friends. Lovingly Submitted with the Blessed Assurance of Mother Crankfield’s Eternal Life, The Family