Rachel Rozene Crowder

Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Rozene Crowder, 100, of Hilham, TN, will be held at 2 P.M. on Monday, April 18, 2016, at Anderson - Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery in the Stone community of Jackson County, TN. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2 P.M. - 9 P.M., and Monday from 10 A.M. until time of services. She passed away on Friday, April 15, 2016, at Cumberland River Hospital in Celina, TN. She was born March 18, 1916, in Overton County, TN, to the late William Porter Kinnard and Della Rose Kinnard. On April 16, 1938, she was married to the late James Roger Crowder. She was a retired factory worker and homemaker, and a member of the Burristown Church of Christ. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by 3 Sons: Russell Burton Crowder, Dillon Odell Crowder, and Roger Dale Crowder; 1 Daughter: Gearldine Crowder; 2 Grandchildren: Paula June Mahaney and Andrew Meadows; and 1 Great Great Grandchild: Abigail Steward. Survivors include 1 Son: Joe (Wilma) Crowder of Whitleyville, TN; 3 Daughters: Helen Mahaney and Pat (Benny) Meadows, all of Gainesboro, TN, and Brenda (Edwin) Lee of Hilham, TN; 1 Sister: Mary "Tommie" (B.J.) Ellis of Ashville, NC; Special Niece: Gail Masiongale of Pall Mall, TN; 14 Grandchildren; 30 Great Grandchildren; 8 Great Great Grandchildren; and 2 Step Great Grandchildren. Bro. Jimmy Anderson will officiate at the services. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, or the donor's favorite charity by contacting the funeral home. Funeral Home Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, Inc. 2131 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy. P.O. Box 398 Gainesboro TN - 38562 US 931-268-1550 931-268-1552