Mary Dudney Crowder

Mary Frances Dudney Crowder was born February 20, 1927, in Carthage, Tennessee and she passed from this life on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, TN.  She was 97 years old.

She was the daughter of Jess Hackett and Minerva Cowan Hackett.  She married Charles Clark Dudney of Whitleyville, TN and they started a family.  After his passing,  she later married Audney Crowder of Jackson County, TN.   She worked for over 45 years in the banking industry.  She was a member of the Whitleyville Church of Christ in Whitleyville, TN, while living in Jackson County, TN.  After moving to Hermitage, TN, she became a member of the Old Hickory Church of Christ in Old Hickory, TN.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands: Charles Clark Dudney of Whitleyville, TN and Audney Crowder of Jackson County, TN; brother: Jess Hackett of Carthage, TN; sister: Ruth Piper of Old Hickory, TN; granddaughter: Lauren Paige Dudney Harshaw of Oklahoma City, OK.

Survivors include her son: John (Dianne) Hackett Dudney of Franklin, TN; sister: Joann (David) Smith of St. Pete, FL; grandson: Johnathan (Lydia) Taylor Dudney of Knoxville, TN; great grandchildren: Reese and Heath Dudney.  Many other friends and relatives also survive.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at 1 pm at the Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery in Gainesboro, TN. Visitation will be held from 5 pm until 7 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.  Bro. Duane Gossett will be officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations for the Whitleyville Church of Christ in Whitleyville, TN, or the charity of the donor's choice. Donations may be made by contacting the business office of Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home.

Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in charge of arrangement 931-268-1550.