Reginald K. Crisp, 87, of Dell Rapids died Friday, December 23, 2016 at the Palisade Healthcare Community in Garretson. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Saturday, December 31, 2016 at First Baptist Church, Dell Rapids. Burial will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7:00 PM Friday at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids. On-line condolences may be left at the Minnehaha Funeral Home website.
Reginald Keith Crisp was born March 9, 1929 to parents Harry and Ethel (Thomson) Crisp in Dell Rapids. He grew up in the Dell Rapids are and graduated from Dell Rapids High School. He then served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.
Reginald married Villette Clark on July 30, 1963 at the First Methodist Church in Madison. He farmed on the family farm until his retirement in 1995.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Dell Rapids American Legion.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Villette, Dell Rapids; a sister, Harriet Brown, Flagstaff, Arizona and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Max, Ralph, and Robert, sisters, Lucile and Bette, two nephews, Robert and Bill Burkhart and niece Peggy Rines.