Mrs. Anita Gail Crane Banks, 55, of Hickory, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at Frye Regional Medical Center.
Anita was born on June 22, 1969, in Catawba County to the late George Washington Crane and Ruby Mae Green Crane Setzer. Anita was selfless, free spirited and loved by many. She was loud, obnoxious and could get on your last nerve, but she loved with everything in her! Anita loved and she loved hard, she wasn’t perfect, but she was real and loved you regardless of who you were or what you ever did to her. She wanted all the right things, just never found the strength.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Junior Crane, two nephews, Jeffrey Deal and Matthew Crane, great-nephew, Justin “Bubba” Deal, a sister, Martha Karen Crane, and niece, Tonia Crane
Surviving are her three children, Angelica Leann Crane of Hickory, Timothy Wayne Greer Jr. of Morganton and Amber Nicole Mayfield of Rutherford College. Also surviving are eight grandchildren: Jonatasia Wynn, Chance Crane, Kaleil Wayne Crane, Keaton Darnell Crane, Solace Andrew Allen, Madison Marie Jolley, Kaylee Lynn Pipes and Lillian Rayne Chapman, three brothers, Timothy Lee Crane, David Crane and wife Peggy, and Mike Crane and wife Angela, niece, Katrinka Propst and husband Jamie, and nephew, Travis Helton and wife Stephanie, and too many more to name.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 5:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Heritage Funeral Service with Rev. Jamie Propst officiating.
The family will receive friends on Monday, from 4:00 till 5:00 P.M. at Heritage Funeral Service in Valdese.
An online guestbook and obituary is available at www.heritagefuneralservices.com
Aunt Anita,
What can I say to you?! At the moment I’m really at a loss for words! I think I’m in shock or something idk! I need you to know that no matter how bad you got on my last nerve, above all things we were family and I loved you! Hope you’re raising some Cain up there In Heaven cause I know you came in like a wrecking ball! Good grief woman I can hear you screaming my name I love you Miss Anita Eatta Pitta! RIP until we meet again! Take care of everyone til I get there!
You will be missed by so many
Rip Anita my son and I had the pleasure of knowing you for almost 3 years Lord knows you were such a beautiful loving soul and going to be greatly missed by soooo many family, friends and loved ones …..It really hurt my heart to hear that you were gone another sweet soul gone way to quick I sure wished we would’ve had more time together and time to make some memories RIP sweet girl, until we meet again one day!
I can’t believe you’re gone 💔 😔 😢
you will be missed by so many 😢
You could ALWAYS ALWAYS MAKE ME LAUGH AND SMILE NO MATTER HOW I FELT OR WHAT I WAS GOING THROUGH !!! I hope you find peace now and I hope that your family does to !!! SAY HEY TO CHRIS FOR ME AND TELL HIM WE LOVE AND MISS HIM AND I love you Anita !!!