Clayton - Person Sheet
Clayton - Person Sheet
NameHOSHALL, Edith 
Birth Date12 May 1926
Birth PlaceMemphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Death Date12 Sep 2015 Age: 89
FlagsCrump Lineage
Misc. Notes
Edith Hoshall Crump Hand passed away peacefully in the early hours of Saturday, September 12, 2015 after a joyful evening surrounded by her loving family.
Edie, who was known as a societal matriarch and grand beauty, was born in Memphis on May 12, 1926 to Elbert M. and Mary Adams Hoshall. She shared a close bond with her two sisters Betsy Darby and Helen Harding and attended Snowden Elementary and Central High School before studying at the Memphis Academy of Art.
In 1950, Edie married Dabney Hull Crump Jr. in a small ceremony the day after Christmas. She was blessed with three devoted children; Robert Hoshall Crump, Pamela Crump Handwerker and Dabney Hull Crump III. Edie and Dabney built their home, “Eagle Oaks” on Tuckahoe Lane, where they spent many happy years entertaining friends and family. Adventurous world travelers, they toured Europe, South America and parts of Asia until Dabney’s death in 1969.
Edie’s natural warmth and grace endeared her to a large circle of friends, and she socialized widely in the Memphis and Mississippi Delta regions. She was crowned Queen of Memphi in 1961. During her reign she entertained extensively and participated in charity work throughout the city.
In her early years, Edie was a celebrated model for Goldsmith’s and was inducted as a member of the Memphis Fashion Week’s Hall of Fame.
Edie was a long-time member of the Junior League, Memphis Country Club, The Memphis Hunt and Polo Club, Les Passees, Le Bonheur Club, Little Garden Club of Memphis, and Garden Club of America. One of her favorite “gatherings” was the “Tennis Group” where a wonderful group of friends gathered to play tennis and in the later years to watch tennis. Edie headed the group for several years and was called the “Mother Superior.”
Edie’s natural grace and kindness shone through to all those she touched, and she made her way through life with true elegance.
She is survived by her devoted husband Ralph T. Hand Jr. of 39 years, children Pamela Crump Handwerker and her husband Mike of Memphis, Dabney Hull Crump III and his wife Linda of Denver, Co., Elizabeth Hand Hamlin and her husband Robert of Kenner, La., Sherrye Hand Williams and her husband Pete of Clarksdale, MS, Nancy Hand Vick of Jackson, MS, daughter-in-law Willie Crump, grandchildren George Handwerker III, Dabney Wiley and husband Kenny, Jordan Crump, Elizabeth Hamlin, Katie Hamlin, Trey Hamlin, Peter Williams, Florence Williams, Mary Helen Williams, Brittany Pulido and husband Andy, Wendy DeLassus and husband Patrick, and great-grandchildren Kala Lucchesi, Nickolaus Lucchesi, Edie Handwerker and Sadie Pulido. She is also survived by her caregiver Diane Yancy. She is preceded in death by her parents, sisters and sons Robert Hoshall Crump and Ralph T. Hand III.
Edie, who was known as a societal matriarch and grand beauty, was born in Memphis on May 12, 1926 to Elbert M. and Mary Adams Hoshall. She shared a close bond with her two sisters Betsy Darby and Helen Harding and attended Snowden Elementary and Central High School before studying at the Memphis Academy of Art.
In 1950, Edie married Dabney Hull Crump Jr. in a small ceremony the day after Christmas. She was blessed with three devoted children; Robert Hoshall Crump, Pamela Crump Handwerker and Dabney Hull Crump III. Edie and Dabney built their home, “Eagle Oaks” on Tuckahoe Lane, where they spent many happy years entertaining friends and family. Adventurous world travelers, they toured Europe, South America and parts of Asia until Dabney’s death in 1969.
Edie’s natural warmth and grace endeared her to a large circle of friends, and she socialized widely in the Memphis and Mississippi Delta regions. She was crowned Queen of Memphi in 1961. During her reign she entertained extensively and participated in charity work throughout the city.
In her early years, Edie was a celebrated model for Goldsmith’s and was inducted as a member of the Memphis Fashion Week’s Hall of Fame.
Edie was a long-time member of the Junior League, Memphis Country Club, The Memphis Hunt and Polo Club, Les Passees, Le Bonheur Club, Little Garden Club of Memphis, and Garden Club of America. One of her favorite “gatherings” was the “Tennis Group” where a wonderful group of friends gathered to play tennis and in the later years to watch tennis. Edie headed the group for several years and was called the “Mother Superior.”
Edie’s natural grace and kindness shone through to all those she touched, and she made her way through life with true elegance.
She is survived by her devoted husband Ralph T. Hand Jr. of 39 years, children Pamela Crump Handwerker and her husband Mike of Memphis, Dabney Hull Crump III and his wife Linda of Denver, Co., Elizabeth Hand Hamlin and her husband Robert of Kenner, La., Sherrye Hand Williams and her husband Pete of Clarksdale, MS, Nancy Hand Vick of Jackson, MS, daughter-in-law Willie Crump, grandchildren George Handwerker III, Dabney Wiley and husband Kenny, Jordan Crump, Elizabeth Hamlin, Katie Hamlin, Trey Hamlin, Peter Williams, Florence Williams, Mary Helen Williams, Brittany Pulido and husband Andy, Wendy DeLassus and husband Patrick, and great-grandchildren Kala Lucchesi, Nickolaus Lucchesi, Edie Handwerker and Sadie Pulido. She is also survived by her caregiver Diane Yancy. She is preceded in death by her parents, sisters and sons Robert Hoshall Crump and Ralph T. Hand III.
Spouses
Birth Date1 Mar 1911
Birth PlaceMemphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Death Date21 Aug 1969 Age: 58
Death PlaceMemphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
FlagsCrump Lineage
FatherCRUMP, Dabney Hull (1873-1941)
MotherMETCALF, Mary (1877-1969)
Marr Date26 Dec 1950
Marr PlaceMemphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
ChildrenPamela