Elsie Crumpler

Elsie Crumpler of Enterprise, AL passed away, Sunday, October 26, 2025. She was 94.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, October 31, 2025, at Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel with Chaplain Adam Carlee officiating. Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory directing. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM until service time. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Enhabit Hospice, 108 Easy Street, Suite 100A, Enterprise, AL 36330.

Elsie was a kind and caring woman who loved cooking, baking, sewing, and gardening. She taught Sunday School at Salem Baptist Church and enjoyed serving her church in many ways, including hosting Pancake Suppers after Sunday evening services. Elsie also enjoyed baking goodies for the local Police and Fire Departments to show her appreciation.

In addition to her church work, Elsie sold cosmetics and built lasting relationships with her customers. Her generosity and warm heart left a lasting impact on all who knew her.

Elsie was preceded in death by her husband James B. Crumpler, daughter Jan Bridges, sister Betty McLean, and son-in-law Paul Waters.

Survivors include her two daughters, Garian Waters, Enterprise, AL; Tina Griffin (Steve), Blairsville, GA; four grandchildren, Chanee Olson, Ocean Springs, MS; Andrea McDaniel (Greg Wilson), Enterprise, AL; Zack Schmidt (Jessica), Ann Arbor, MI; Nate Schmidt (Cassidy), Ankeny, IA; five great-grandchildren, Zane Wilson, Enterprise, AL; Kayla Olson, Ocean Springs, MS; Claire Olson, Ocean Springs, MS; Shelby Olson, Ocean Springs, MS; Ty Schmidt, Ankeny, IA; sister, Martha Pippins, Daleville, AL.