Marie Griffin, age 81, was born on December 9, 1940 in New York, NY and passed away on July 10, 2022 in Crossville, TN.
She is survived by her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband John T. Griffin.
Services will be held at Faith Assembly of God in Crossville, TN. There will be a dinner with family and friends on Saturday, August 6, 2022 from 4-6pm. The Remembrance service will be held on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at 12pm. Pastor Steven Pickard will be officiating.
Malissa Davenport, age 55, was born on November 17, 1966 to Thurman and Shelby (Cline) Hurley in Stopover, KY. She passed away on July 25, 2022 in Murfreesboro, TN.
Malissa is survived by her mother Shelby Cline; children Shelby Hurley and Bradley Davenport; siblings Steven (Rebecca) Hurley and Jessica (Ricky) Pinson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father Thurman Hurley.
Services for Malissa will be held at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 from 5-8pm. The Funeral service will be on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 2pm. She will be buried in Crossville City Cemetery immediately following the service.
Mary Jane Walker, age 60, was born on December 19, 1961 to Robert and Carol in Lowell, Massachusetts. She passed away on July 12, 2022 in Dayton, OH.
Mary Jane enjoyed arts and crafts, woodworking, and gardening.
She is survived by her husband Larry Pugh; children Crystal (Joe) Barnett, Jennifer Walker, and Sheri Walker; grandchildren Elisha, Kailah, Joe, Natalya, Angelina, Ashley, and Kayden; great grandchild Nolan; sisters Joanne, Bonnie, Kathy, and Caroline; and brothers Paul, Bobby, Mike, and Richie.
A Graveside service will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2022 in Pugh Cemetery at 12:30pm.
Virginia Smith, age 93, was born on September 5, 1928 to Virgil and Cora Brewer in Pikeville, TN. She passed away on July 21, 2022 in Crossville, TN.
Virginia loved the Lord and her family and was a member of Vandever Baptist Church.
She is survived by her son Dexter (Carol) Smith; daughter Debbie (Bob) Wilson; grandchildren Shannon (Vickie) Smith, Shelly Gibson, Amy (Rodney) Reed, Stephanie Wilson, Bratcher (Shelly) Wilson, and Michael (Rachel) Wilson; 17 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; sister Imogene Smith; nieces Connie Lucius and Rhonda Wyatt; and nephew Raymond Smith.
She was preceded in death by her parents Virgil and Cora (Edmonds) Smith; husband Clyde Smith; grandson Chip Simmons; sister Millie Coleman; and nephew Tommy Brown.
Services will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Vandever Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4-6pm with the service to follow at 6pm. Burial will be in Davis Cemetery immediately following the service.
Robert “Uncle Bob” WEHMUELLER passed away in Chattanooga, TN on June 29, 2022. Born in St. Louis on April 21, 1929, He was preceded in death by parents, August and Eleonore (Beckman) and brothers Wilbert, Vernon, Melvin, and Kenneth. He is survived by many nieces and nephews from coast to coast. He lived most of his life in St. Louis until moving to Tennessee in 1997 to be near his niece Sue Cox. He attended Zion Lutheran Grade School, Central High School (class of 1947) and Washington University (1951). He served two years in the Army, mostly in Japan and Korea. A celebration of life will be held on July 23rd at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Crossville, TN at 11:00 am with internment in their Columbarium. Crossville Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Wanda Louise Moretz Smith, age 79, was born on February 23, 1943, in Lynch, Kentucky, to Nobel Pearl Wilson and Edward McConnelly Moretz. She passed away on July 13, 2022, in Crossville, Tennessee.
A hairdresser for more than 60 years, Wanda owned Wanda’s Beauty Shop and served many clients. Starting on a whim in 1965, she developed a passion and talent for bowling. She served as President of the Crossville Women’s Bowling Association for over 20 years and was inducted into the Tennessee Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame in 2005.
She is survived by her son, Edward Smith; daughter-in-law, Kathy Dooley-Smith; and granddaughters, Kassie Dooley-Smith and Sydney Dooley-Smith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Smith; parents, Edward and Nobel Moretz; sister, Jean Smith; and brother, Rondal Moretz.
The family will receive friends at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home on Friday, July22, 2022, from 2-4 p.m. with a service to immediately follow.
The family requests that remembrances be made in the form of contributions to the Leukemia Research Foundation in Wanda’s memory.
Brenda Jo Huffman, age 73, was born on April 9, 1949 to Howard Simmons and Clara Bush Simmons in Manchester, TN and passed away on July 16, 2022 in Oak Ridge, TN. Brenda lived the early part of her life in Muncie, IN and moved to TN in 2008. She had resided in Crossville, TN since 2012 where she was living at the time of her passing. She was a devoted and caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and dear friend to everyone she met. She took pride in her job as Director of Housekeeping at Middle TN Medical Center.
Brenda enjoyed her family and loved each of them “To the Moon and Back”. She was the happiest when her family gathered together to eat a meal she had so lovingly prepared. She loved to play songs of praise on the piano and accordion while singing from her heart. She overcame numerous medical battles since 2012 and referred to herself as a “fighter” with her sister Janet by her side. Her legacy would include compassion, sympathy, and a great love for others.
She is survived by her husband Gordon Huffman, son – Todd Simmons (Lorie ), grandchildren – Bryce, Brody, Brandon, and Bryant, sister – Janet Dishman (Steven), sister-in-laws – Mary Simmons, Sandy Simmons, and Deloris Huffman, numerous – nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, and a multitude of friends.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents Charlie Simmons (Sally), Aubrey Bush (Vergie), parents, brother Danny Simmons, and brother Rick Simmons.
Services will be held at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home on Friday, July 22, 2022. Visitation will be from 11a-12p with the service to follow at 12p. Burial will be in Green Acres Memory Garden immediately following the service.
Joseph William Dombrowski
"Mr. Fix it"
Age 73
Passed to eternal life on July 12, 2022 due to a brain aneurysm.
Joe was born May 5, 1949 in Wyandotte, Michigan to Anthony Joseph Dombrowski and Catherine Helen Rieger.
Beloved husband and best buddy of Kathryn (Katie) Dombrowski.
Loving father of Christina Marie Dombrowski and Christopher Joseph (Kayla) Dombrowski.
Loving stepfather of Christopher James White and Jonathan Andrew White.
Brother of Dennis Rieger, Robert Stanley Dombrowski, George Peter Dombrowski,
Anthony Joseph Dombrowski,
Stanley Robert Dombrowski,
Patrick Joseph Dombrowski,
Helen Victoria Sizemore,
Maryann Kelley.
Joe loves our Lord Jesus Christ and loved telling others about His Grace and Mercy, warning of God's Judgement for sin and the need for individual repentance from sin and turning to God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Gospel:
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (KJV) "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"
Joe especially loved children and teaching them whether as a soccer coach, school chaperone (trusted and requested by teachers and parents and loved by the children),
Pick up baseball games, ...
Mostly he loved teaching and discipling people about our Lord Jesus Christ and teaching the Word of God with compassion and understanding.
He taught Bible Studies at the Fairlane Club, Boys and Girls Bible Clubs (after school Public schools), Vacation Bible School, Ford Motor Company, several churches, and anywhere people invited him....
Homes, parks, etc.
He was a faithful witness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ at his work having goodies for people to snack on and Gospel tracts and scripture verses.
He witnessed on vacation, in the market place, the Arab festival, and everywhere he went.
Joe faithfully served our country as a Marine in the front lines of the Vietnam war (July 1967 through December 1968).
He survived being blown up by a mortar by God's Grace.
He was the point man on patrol and was with the teams in the villages protecting people from the enemy. He was diligent about having his weapons clean and ready.
Joe worked at a gas station during highschool before and after Vietnam.
When he returned from Vietnam, Joe finished highschool and continued working on servicing and fixing vehicles.
He worked at a Ford dealership in the service area.
He heard that Ford Motor engineering was looking for people who could fix vehicles and Joe applied for work there.
The manager sent Joe out of town where there were broken vehicles that the engineers couldn't fix and the manager said that if Joe could fix the vehicles that he had a job.
Joe fixed the vehicles and worked at Ford for 37 years..
Fixing and testing vehicles, doing the budgets, and witnessing for our Lord Jesus Christ (after he was saved by His Grace in 1996).
Joe went to business school at night earning an associate business degree and being just shy of graduating with a bachelor's degree (with high GPA). He put his education on hold when we were married in 1998 to take care of our then four children, which we took on our honeymoon to Colorado Springs.
We took our children to a family Bible Study and learned God's Word together and how to study the Bible..
"line upon line"(Isaiah 28)
Joe will be sorely missed by his family and friends.
But we know that we will see Joe again,
worshipping God,
at the feet of our Lord Jesus,
if we Believe on Jesus.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
Joe fought a good fight.
Joe finished his course.
Joe kept the faith:
Henceforth there is laid up for Joe a "Crown of Righteousness",
Which the Lord,
the righteous Judge,
Shall give to Joe at that day:
and not to Joe only,
But unto ALL them that love
His (the Lord Jesus Christ)
Appearing.
"Celebration of Life"
Joe is home with our Lord and Savior!
Monday, July 18, 2022 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home.
Noon to 2 PM
Public Viewing
Testimonies of Joe's Life,
Giving Glory to God through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
Please spend a few minutes to tell everyone about Joe and his character.
Service to follow.
Burial will be at Crossville City Cemetery.
Due to extreme allergies and asthma, plants and flowers are requested not to be sent.
Jack Wayne Imes, age 72, was born on January 18, 1950 to Jack and Elaine Imes in Milwaukee, WI. He passed away on July 5, 2022 at his home in Crossville, TN.
He is survived by his wife Teresa Ann (Kerley) Imes; step-mother Dixie Imes; children Daniel (Miranda) Imes, Jessica (Johnny) Redmond, Jackie (Kristie) Imes, Robin Massey, Brandon (Ashley) Qualls, Chrissee Wilson, Taniqua (Edd) Hofknecht, and Matt (Sheree) Bumbalough; 26 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; and sister Judy (Rusty) Compton.
He was preceded in death by his parents Jack Leroy and Elain (Schmidt) Imes and mother and father-in-law Loyle and Carol Kerley.
Services will be held at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Thursday, July 7, 2022 from 5-8pm. The Funeral service will be on Friday, July 8, 2022 at 10am. He will be buried in New Pleasant Hill Cemetery immediately following the service.
