JAMES W CRABTREE JR

Funeral services for Mr. James William "Bill" Crabtree, Jr., age 80, of Livingston will be conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, December 1, 2010 from the Chapel of Speck Funeral Home in Livingston with Bro. Donald Cobb officiating. Burial will be in the Overton County Memorial Gardens in Livingston. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5 until 9 p.m.Mr. Crabtree died November 29, 2010 at Livingston Regional Hospital. He was born May 4, 1930 in Overton County to the late Jamees William, Sr. and Dillie Cargile Crabtree. He was a part-owner of Livingston Recappers.He was Baptist in faith and a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War.He is survived by his wife, Thelma York Crabtree of Livingston; 2 sons, Roger Diane Crabtree of Monroe and Mark Cheri Crabtree of Livingston; 6 grandchildren, Dr. James Tompkins wife, Khristen of Byrdstown, Sgt. Christopher Crabtree wife, Bethany of U.S. Army Colorado Springs, CO, Cody Crabtree of Tullahoma, TN, Casey Crabtree of Monroe, Shawn Crabtree of Livingston, Kendra Reeves of Livingston; 3 great-granddaughters; brothers, Max Nina Crabtree and Jack Reba Crabtree, all of Livingston; and a sister-in-law, Carol Crabtree of Li...[more]

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gston.He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ronald Crabtree.