Claudine (Bowman) Crandall, 81, was born on December 19, 1939 in Crossville, TN to Claude and Bertie Bowman. She passed away on March 9, 2021.

She is survived by her children, Dale Watson (Suzy), Debbie Frady (Ivan), Jackie DeRossett (Jerry), Lisa Hodge, and Sandy Winningham (Clyde); grandchildren, Jody Kindred (Tammy), Ivana Frady, Patrick Erickson (Carol), Jeremiah Watson, Jeremy DeRossett (Katrina), Jake DeRossett (Ashley), Josie DeRossett, Nathaniel Hodge, Kyle Gibson (Madison), Brooke Withers (Daniel), and Bethany Gibson; and great grandchildren, Caleb Erickson, Emma Erickson, Elijah Watson, Kylie Watson, Cayden Rasso, Kadyn Page, Raylie DeRossett, Jaxton DeRossett, and two more on the way.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Bertie Bowman.

Graveside services for Claudine will be held on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 11:00 in the Slate Springs Cemetery where she will be laid to rest. Pastor Doyle Ashburn will officiate. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers will be her grandsons.

Derrick Stover, 55, of Crossville, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Born January 6, 1966 in Crossville. Derrick was an electrician and welder by trade.

Derrick is survived by his father, Vaughn Stover and step-mother, Norma, daughters Reese and Allie, and sisters Melisa Stover, Vickie Hollis, and Vivian Cooper, lifelong friends, Allen Kemmer and Wade Russell, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Derrick was preceded in death by his other, Wanda Dixon Harris, his grandparents, Dexter and Myrtle Dixon, and Wesley and Eula Stover.

Graveside services for Derrick were held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Crossville City Cemetery.

Sheila Ann Hanes, age 81, was born on June 17, 1939 to Charlie and Gladys Herbert Howell in Goshen, Ohio. She passed away on March 1, 2021 in Crossville, TN.

She is survived by her husband, Louis Richard Hanes, Sr.; children, Kimberlee (Kenny) Gagnon, Denise Hanes, and Richard Hanes, all of Crossville, and Desiree (Joe) Cimino of Fort Pierce, FL; and grandchildren, Zachary Hendershot, Taylor (Melissa) Hendershot, Jordon Cimino, Joshua Cimino, and Briana Hanes, all of Fort Pierce, FL.

She is preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Bobby Howell.

Family will receive friends on Friday, March 5, 2021 from 10 to 11 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services for Sheila will also be held on Friday following visitation with Danny Smith officiating. She will be laid to rest in Martha Washington Cemetery in Clarkrange, TN.

Michael (Mike) Carson McCracken passed away on February 18, 2021 at the age of 74. He was preceded in death by his father, James Robert McCracken, Sr.; mother, Julia Geraldine (Carson) McCracken; and brother, James Robert McCracken, Jr. He is survived by his sister, Julia Ann (McCracken) Dixon (husband, Charles); nephew, Robert Lewis Dixon (wife, Lori); and several cousins.

Mike was born on July 23, 1946 in Pleasant Hill, TN. He attended Pleasant Hill Elementary School an was a 1964 graduate of Cumberland County High School. Mr. McCracken was a proud resident East Claysville, living in the community his entire life.

The family will receive friends on Monday, February 22, 2021 from 10:00 to 12:00 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mr. McCracken will also be held on Monday following visitation with Bro. Donald Haston officiating. The family requests that visitors wear masks and observe social distancing. Interment will follow in Green Acres Memory Gardens. Pallbearers include, John Sands, Donald Browder, Robert Dixon, Darrell Threet, Daniel Holmes, and Dennis Hinch.

The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Pomona United Methodist Church Building Fund at P.O. Box 623, Crossville, TN.

Anna Sue Hale, age 85, was born on March 12, 1935 to the late Cecil and Ollie Rader in Greenville, TN. She passed away on February 17, 2021.

She is survived by her daughters, Lois Davis (Tim) and Mary Brown (Wayne); grandchildren, Joshua Davis, Amy Cox (Bert), Mathew Brown, and Rachel Brown; great grandchildren, Mason and Peyton Cox.; sister-in-law, Betty Rader of Mosheim; brother, Fred Rader of Mosheim; and nephew, Tommy Hale of Greenville.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Emory Hale; her sisters, Pauline Rader and her husband, JD Hale and Bee Taylor and her husband, Earl Taylor; brothers, Willie Rader, Robert Rader and his wife, Alma Rader, and John Rader; sister-in-law, Aline Rader; nieces, Brenda Rader Grogan and Pat Taylor Fortner; nephew, Buddy Taylor; and many second cousins.

Graveside services for Anna will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 1:00 EST in the Jackson Chapel FWB Cemetery in Mosheim, TN with Jared Burgess officiating. Family will receive friends on Monday, February 22, 2021 from 5:00 to 7:00 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home.

Lyle Freddie Houston, 70, was born December 9, 1950 in Crossville, Tennessee where he lived until he passed from this life on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Cumberland Medical Center.

He is survived by his children, Tara Houston, Todd Houston (Amanda Joy), Cassie Hudgins (Josh), Stephanie Galo (Brad), and Josh Houston; grandchildren Jaclyn Greer, Alex Parker, Jared Rawlins, Casper Houston, Hattie Houston, Everett Houston, Eli Hudgins, Oliver Hudgins, Jesse Johnson, Kaylee Johnson, Sophia Galo, Olivia Smith, Alexis Houston, and Josh Houston; and brothers, Larry, Steve, and Stuart Houston.

He was preceded in death by grandparents Fred Evan Houston, Maude Croft Houston, Virgil Patton, Grace Hassler Patton; and parents Charles Noble “Dod” Houston, and Pauline Flora Patton Houston

He was a longtime member of the Daysville church of Christ in Rockwood, Tennessee. His greatest passion was for Christ and the church. He was always ready to serve in whatever role he was needed. He spent much of his time visiting the nursing homes and shut-ins who could no longer make it to services. He always kept up with the needs of his church family and worked hard to care for those needs. He was always in his Bible seeking to know what God would have him to do, and whatever he determined that to be, he did it passionately. Like all the rest of us, he did not do it perfectly, but he did do it with all his being.   

He was crazy about his children and grandchildren and left no question of his love for them. He would care for them to his own hurt, and if he had it to do over again, he would not change a thing. He filled their lives with love and laughter. In everything, he sought their good, even if it meant confronting wrongs in their lives. This love did not end with his children and grandchildren though, as he had plenty more for his parents, grandparents, brothers, nieces, nephews, cousins, uncles, and aunts too.

Even this was not the boundaries of Lyle Houston’s love though. He never met a stranger, and he was willing to serve anyone, anywhere, and anytime. This way of living endeared him to so many people and allowed him to leave his mark in so many lives. The world is better for having had him in it.

Memorial services for Lyle will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 4:00 with Todd Houston officiating. Family will receive friends at the funeral home prior to the service from 2:00 – 4:00.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Southeast Institute of Biblical Studies6612 Beaver Ridge Rd. Knoxville, TN 37931.

Funeral services for Ron “Trip” Cross, age 60, of Crossville, will be held on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 2:00 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home with Leon Ford officiating. He will be laid to rest in Creston Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the funeral home prior to the service from 12 to 2.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Crossville Memorial Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.

He survived by his wife, Stacie Cross; children, Josh Cross, Samantha Todd, Elizabeth Lallo, Allie Shaffer (Jacob), and Jason Lallo; 22 grandchildren; and siblings, Gene Cross, Charlene Shaffer, and Robert Cross.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh and Dorothy Essary Cross.

Memorial services for James Glen Lowe, age 35, of Crossville, will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 12:30 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. Family will receive friends prior to the service at the funeral home from 11:00 – 12:30.

He is survived by his mother, Stephanie Lowe; children, Savannah, Georgia, and Gage Flynn; siblings, Melissa Natt and Judd Dyle; special nieces and nephews, Cheyanne, Petyon, and Shaylee Natt; and two aunts and two uncles.

Lena Tilda Lewis, 86, was born on January 15, 1935 to the late Victor and Vera Thompson Smith in Celina, TN. She passed away on February 10, 2021.

She is survived by her husband, Hulon Paul Lewis; children, Ricky Lewis (Lucille), Karen Lewis, and Gary Lewis (Kelly); 17 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and 8 great great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents; and son, Michael Lewis; great granddaughter, Shalynn Hawks; and siblings, JR Smith, Ave Maynard, Ova Reagan, Eva Vaughn, Lilly Burgess, and Adel Reagan.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 12, 2021 at 2:00 at First Freewill Baptist Church with Pastor Gary Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the Leffle Webb Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the church prior to the service from 12:00 – 2:00.

Lowell Simmons, age 72, was born on October 12, 1948 to Cecil and Minnie Thomas Simmons in Cumberland County, Tennessee.

A farmer all his life, Lowell started working on his dad’s dairy farm in the 1950s at a young age.  They started with 30-40 cows and milked two cows at a time.  On October 1, 1970, Simmons Brothers Dairy Farm was established by Lowell and his brothers Paul, Powell, and Sheldon.  They began with a milking herd of 30 cows and increased to 60, then to 150. Their double-six barn milked twelve cows at a time.  In June of 1989, they completed the construction of and started milking in their new dairy barn, in which at one time they milked a herd of 400.  Their new barn was the first of its kind in the state of Tennessee.  It was capable of milking 30 cows at a time as it was a double-fifteen parallel stall-style barn.  The barn still milks a herd of 230 cows today.  In 1990, the business expanded by adding another dairy farm in Bledsoe County.  The dairy barn in Bledsoe County was upgraded in 1999 from milking eight cows at a time to twelve.  Lowell and his brothers also milked cows on a dairy farm which they rented from Walter Hale for some years as well.  Lowell bought a herd of cows from Howard Selby and milked them in his barn until the cows were moved.  Not only did Lowell milk cows, but for a few years he also grew green beans and tobacco.

Lowell served on several boards of directors for the farming and dairy industries throughout his career; he served on the Cumberland Farmers Co-op board, Dairymen Milk Producers board, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers board, Southeast United Dairy Industry Association board (American Dairy Association), and he was serving a 38-year term with the Farm Service Agency Committee which ended with his death.

In addition to Lowell’s other impressive accomplishments, he received some awards over the years acknowledging his excellence in his career.  In April of 1981, he received the honor of being The Greater Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce’s Featured Farmer Of The Month; in February of 1982, he was given recognition for his faithful service on the Board of Directors in the American Dairy Association; in 1983, he earned an award of appreciation from the Dairymen Milk Producers board for his outstanding service within the board; and in 2018 (and a few more years in the past), Lowell received the Pioneer Award from the Cumberland County Livestock Producers Association which recognized all of his work and advocation for the farming industry over this years.

Lowell was a wonderful person, husband, father, Pa, friend to many, and a one of a kind farmer.  He taught his children, grandchildren, and other children who were lucky enough to spend time with him how to work and what the value of hard work is. Lowell was also he was a true Republican through and through.  He never voted Democrat but, without naming names, if a Democrat friend was running for an office he didn’t vote against them.

Lowell loved farming, but working in general is what he enjoyed most.  He was particularly fond of enjoying God’s beauty around him as he loved just getting out and riding around.  He was always thankful for the blessings God bestowed upon him and his family and often thanked the Lord for everything He had done for him.

Lowell was diagnosed with stage five renal failure five years ago and was put on kidney dialysis there at his home.  He worked until he physically could not any longer, which is when his love for getting out and riding around spurred up.  Lowell and his loving, dedicated wife Linda set out for a drive almost every day, never knowing where their travels would take them.  The two of them probably traveled every road in Cumberland County together, and some times they even made it out as far as Spring City, Rockwood, Cookeville, and Chattanooga.

On the afternoon of February 9, 2021, Lowell heard the voice of his Heavenly Father calling him home; his long, abundant, blessed life here on earth came to its peaceful end with his family gathered around him.  Lowell started his beginning of eternity on God’s farm happily as we know his family and friends welcomed him home.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Simmons; sons, Jason Simmons (Chrishell), and Cecil Simmons (Lisa Erskine); daughter, Kristie Winningham (Gary); grandchildren, Kenzie Simmons, Autum Simmons, and Carly Winningham; sisters, Helen Burgess and Maralyn Jernigan; brothers, Paul and Sheldon Simmons; and a host of nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Cecil and Minnie Simmons; son, Chip Simmons; grandson, Lowell Scott Winningham; and brother, Powell Simmons.

Funeral services for Lowell will be held on Friday, February 12, 2021 at 11:00 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest in Akins Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, February 11, 2021 from 5:00 to 8:00.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lowell Scott Winningham FFA Memorial Fund at First National Bank.