Crystal “LaRae” Tippitt, daughter of the late Margaret Cecilia (Cuff) Tippitt, was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Crystal attended Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Self-named “LaRae also known as Dominique Deveraux,” Crystal had a love for luxurious things and loved to dress trendy, stylish, and classy. She loved taking photos of herself and in her spare time she crocheted and made beautiful blankets.

She was well known for speaking her mind and her fighting spirit. She fought for her life until the end where she found rest in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was a member of the From Heart Church Ministries of Harrisburg.

On April 27, 2026, Crystal went home to be with the Lord at sixty-seven years of age. Along with her mother, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Donald & William Tippitt; her daughter, Jamie McLaughlin and her nephews, Michael Tippitt and Darnell Hicks.

Crystal leaves unforgettable memories and her love to her surviving aunt, Agnes Barbara George; siblings, Mary Ann Rogers, Patricia Ann Winters, Jacqueline L. Tippitt and Stacey L. Tippitt; her brother in love, Jerome Staff, Sr.

She leaves her nephews & nieces, Sean (Asia) Tippitt, Tonya (Carl) Martell, Michelle Tippitt, Terah Tippitt, Crystal (Steven, Sr.) Welsh, Brianne (Lewis, Jr.) Robinson, Jerome (Dawanna) Staff, Tiera Thompson-Howell, Sasha Tippitt; her god children, Angelo Arrington, Daevon Woodward, Crystal Janae Newkirk and a host of great and great-great nephews and nieces along with many other relatives and beloved friends.

Her life will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at From the Heart Church Ministries of Harrisburg, 300 Hale Avenue, Harrisburg, PA with memorial visitation from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.