Marie Adams, age 66, was born on March 29, 1956 to Henry and Christine Carr Adams in Crosville, TN. She passed away on April 27, 2022 in Crossville.
She is survived by her daughter Jennifer Adams; grandchildren Shelby Davis, Allie Botbyl, and Skyler Swafford; brothers James (Jim) Adams, Keith Carr and their families; sisters Cleda Raines (Tom Thompson) and Connie (Mitch) Hodgin; niece Leslie (Tim) Waldo; nephews Tommy (Shane) Raines, Jackie (Jason) Hargis and their familes; and special caregiver and friend Joan Woody.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her daughter Manilla Grimsley.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at the pavilion at Mayland Cemetery at 2:00pm.
Frances “Fran” Ann (Grear) Hunter lived a beautiful life and shared an amazing legacy with her late-husband, Philip. Married for 62 years before his passing in 2014, they shared a life of love, laughter, family, and travel. Fran was reunited with the love of her life on April 25, 2022, after a brief period at the Cumberland Hospice House in Crossville, Tennessee. She spent her last weeks surrounded by family and friends, sharing stories, birdwatching, and laughing together.
Frances was born to the late Newton Kinzer Grear and the late Sarah Frances Grear on September 8, 1935, in Memphis, Tennessee. She married Philip “Phil” R. Hunter, Jr. on August 3, 1952, and they lived around the world together, raising a family and serving our country with the United States Navy. They moved to Crossville, Tennessee from San Diego, California after retiring from the service in 1987. Here they formed lifelong friendships and ministered to others through their church, Central Baptist.
Fran loved time spent with her “girls”—and she had many—her daughters, granddaughters, great granddaughters, and countless others she loved like her own. She was especially fond of her Anna’s Girls/Domino buddies and the time they spent having fun and eating chocolate “to keep them going”. Fran adored her grandchildren and especially enjoyed the weeks they spent at Camp Gramma & Grampa every summer.
Fran was preceded in death by her husband, Phil, sister-in-law, Pamela Grear, and son-in-law, Andrew Perry. She is survived by her daughters, Vicki (Worth) Hunter Carlson and Lyssa (Brian) Hunter Perry, son Steven (Charise) Hunter, six grandchildren, Erin and Keith (Jamy) Hunter, and Cameron, Kendrick, Kolbe and Karah Perry, three great-grandchildren, Bailey, Kali, and Kason Hunter, her brothers, Dale and Don (Sheri) Grear, and sister-in-law, Pamela Hunter Dyerson.
Visitation will be held at Central Baptist Church, Crossville, Tennessee on Friday, April 29, at 2:00 PM with a Celebration of Life following at 3:00 PM. Burial will be at City Cemetery of Crossville immediately following the service. The family is being served by Crossville Memorial Funeral Home (CrossvilleMemorial.com).
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Fran’s honor to the Cumberland Hospice House (CumberlandHospice.com), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (StJude.org), The Gideons International (Gideons.org) or The Toy Store Ministry at Central Baptist Church (CBCcrossville.org).
Patricia Prejna, age 85, was born on July 31, 1936 to William and Doris Paynter in Manchester, England. She passed away on April 22, 2022 in Crossville, TN.
She is survived by her children Diane Prejna, Karen Mulder, and David Prejna.
She was preceded in death by her husband Francis Chester Prejna; parents William and Doris Williams Paynter; and her daughter Christine M. Prejna.
Charles “Bud” Weir Jr, age 83, was born on September 11, 1938 to Charles and Irene Weir Sr in Nashville, TN. He passed away at his home in Crossville, TN on April 22, 2022.
He is survived by his nieces Nancy Marshall and Jaime Thrall; great nephew James Marshall Thrall; special caretaker Jamie Bice; and a multitude of friends at Hilltoppers.
He was preceded in death by his parents Charles Woodford Weir Sr and Irene Kimes Weir; and his sister Sally Marshall.
Henry Leininger, age 93, was born on September 25, 1928 to Henry and Hazel Leininger in Kingston, NY. He passed away at his home in Crossville, TN on April 21, 2022.
He is survived by his wife Joan Sherick Leininger.
He was preceded in death by his parents Henry Joseph Leininger and Hazel Margaret Anderson Leininger.
Greg Bolin, age 60, was born on May 29, 1961 to William and Reva Bolin in Crossville, TN. He passed away at his home on April 23, 2022.
He is survived by his wife Rachel Moore Bolin; sons Jake (Bolin) Hedgecoth, Justin R. Hedgecoth, Derek Bolin, and Nick Bolin; daughters Jennifer, Jordan, and Jessica Hedgecoth; brothers Joel (Malisa) Bolin and Gary Bolin; and sisters Judy Bunch and Karen Rasso.
He was preceded in death by his father William Cecil Bolin; mother Reva I. Warner Bolin; and brothers Phillip Stanley Bolin and Barry Michael Bolin.
The funeral service will be held on Monday, April 25, 2022 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10a-12p with the service to follow at 12:00pm. He will be buried in Haley’s Garden in Thomas Springs Cemetery immediately following the service.
Donna Henry, age 58, was born on July 31, 1963 to Donald and Martina Knipe Garrison in Greenfield, IN. She passed away on April 11, 2022 in Indianapolis, IN.
Cheryl Murphy, age 41, was born on May 2, 1980 to Bobby and Judy Cumby. She passed away on April 1, 2022.
She enjoyed her family and had the biggest giving heart. She would give you the shirt off her back or help in any way she could. Her bringing a smile to someone’s face was the highlight of her day.
Cheryl is survived by her mother Judy Cumby; her children Daniel (Jasmine) Murphy, Emily (Seth) York, and Teresa (Brandon) Delawter; siblings Jeff (Dannielle) Cumby, Amanda (Scott) Moore, and Keshia (Brian) Selby; grandchildren Aerolynn York, Charlie York, Everly Delawter, MacKenzie Murphy, Dayton Murphy, and she was expecting a new grandson, Dyson Cole Murphy, who is expected to arrive next month. She had several nieces and nephews that she loved very much.
She was preceded in death by her father Bobby Cumby; son David Murphy; maternal grandparents John and Alice Bohannon; and paternal grandparents Casto and Ruby Cumby.
The funeral service will be held on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 12pm to 1pm with the service to follow at 1pm. Burial will be in Browns Mill Cemetery in Cookeville, TN immediately following the service.
