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- Entombed July 23, 2002
The following obituary was submitted by FAG volunteer SK (#46635651)
CRISWELL, MABEL ANN went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 20, 2002 at Baylor Medical Center. She was surrounded by her family and friends. For the past several years she had been in poor health and most recently suffered from cancer. Throughout her illness she had shown her family real strength and courage. Ann was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma on June 27, 1939 to Dr. Wallie Amos and Betty Harris Criswell. She came to Dallas in October of 1944 when her father assumed the pastorate of the First Baptist Church in Dallas. She grew up in the church and later attended Baylor University. Ann was extremely talented in music and traveled with her father in early years as he preached revivals across the land. She sang like her father preached, with fervor, and with a loud and thunderous voice. She became well-known for her rendition of "The King Is Coming" and was privilege to record two albums with the great conductor Ralph Carmichael. Preceded in death by her father, Ann is survived by her mother, Betty Criswell, two sons and their families; Cris and Rachel Criswell, and their children, William, Allsion and Abbey; Paul Daniel and Krestense Jackson, and their children, Shaylee and Samuel Andrew. Her sons, Cris and Paul, grew up in First Baptist Church and attended First Baptist Academy. For the past seven years, Ann had worked diligently on a project she loved and cherished at The Criswell Foundation. She wanted so very much to prepare and present to the world the life's work and writing of her famous father through media, internet and print. Due to her dream and efforts, and with the help of many others, 2000 of her father's sermons are available to the world and young preachers across the land at wacriswell.com. When Ann was around, you knew of her presence. Her vibrant and vivacious personality, along with her tremendous sense of humor, would permeate the room. There will be a void for many and Ann will be greatly missed. The last remembrance of Ann in the minds and hearts of many people will be when she stood by her father's grave looking toward heaven and sang "Finally Home" without any instruments and not missing a single note. We know now she would tell us that pain has ended and she is in a much better place. In recent months, she expressed her readiness to meet the Lord for she was confident "The King Is Coming" and soon, praise God, He'd be coming for her. Funeral services will be in The Sanctuary of First Baptist Church at 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, July 23. The family will receive friends in Coleman Hall immediately following the service. Private Entombment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Memorials may be given to The Criswell Foundation, P.O. Box 710296, Dallas, Texas 75371. Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home 702 Eighth Ave. (817) 336-0345.
Published in the Dallas Morning News on July 21-22, 2002.
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1939 - 2002 (63 years)
