- Date Of Birth: September 11, 1925
- Date Of Death: February 8, 2015
- State: Mississippi
Malora “Lora Bell”Torrence Crowe, better known as Granny to nearly everyone who knew her, passed away Feb. 8 at her house in Brandon. Now she is at home. She was 89.
Granny loved God, family and church, and regularly put the needs of others above her own. In her last days, she was at peace. She lived her life preparing.
Born to Mack David Whitley and Ora Bethune Whitley in the Langford community on Sept. 11, 1925, Granny spent nearly all of her life in Rankin County, where she raised six children and was a loving and Christian influence to her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Throughout her life, Granny only lived away from Rankin County for about three years, which she spent in Oregon working on the construction of ships as part of the United States’ effort to prepare for World War II.
She married Gilbert Torrence when she was 17, and they remained together until his death, raising two sons and four daughters. She was married to Lawrence Crowe from 1998 until his death in 2009.
Granny was a lifelong member of Oakdale Baptist Church, which was founded by her maternal grandfather in 1888. She loved the church and its members and was church historian and a Sunday School Teacher for 50 years.
