Carla Jean Crane Tinsley

Mrs. Carla Jean Crane Tinsley, 98, wife of Jack Dupree Tinsley, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, September 16, 2024.

Born in Easley, SC she was a daughter of the late William Carl Crane, Sr. and the late Sophie Welborn Crane. She was a 1944 graduate of Easley High School and later graduated from Furman University in 1947 where she received her Bachelor's of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. She worked for Crane Chevrolet and later worked as Vice President and Secretary of Tinsley Crane Chevrolet for fifty-four years. Mrs. Tinsley was a life time member of Easley First Baptist Church and was one of the founding members of the Nosegay Garden Club. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.

Surviving, in addition to her husband of 77 years, are her two daughters, Jeannie Tinsley Gilstrap of Easley and Pree Hamilton (Moseley) of Liberty; four grandchildren, Jacqueline Elyse Ott, Daena Ott Hough (Russell), Heather Ott Garry (Mike), and Phillip C. Ott (Susan); six great-grandchildren, Meagan Tinsley Wells (Jesse), Finn and Poppy Garry, and Victoria, Matthew, and Hannah O'Donnell; and three great-great-grandchildren, Jeremy, Violet, and Callie.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Tinsley was predeceased by a brother, W.C "Bucky" Crane, Jr.; and two sisters, Evelyn C. Scott and Dorothy C. King.

Funeral services will be held Friday, September 20, 2024 at 2:30 pm in the Hillcrest Memorial Park Mausoleum 1, Pickens.

The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 until 2:00 pm at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, Easley.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or to the Shriners Children's Hospital, 950 W Faris Rd. Greenville, SC 29605, or to the Pickens County Humane Society, PO Box 83, Liberty SC 29657.

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