Margaret Henson Crump
April 15, 1925 - January 6, 2015
Margaret Henson Crump, 89, died on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Margaret was born in Dyer County, TN on April 15, 1925, the daughter of the late Paul Almon and Tisha Mai Scott Henson. She was married on June 29, 1946, to Elmo Ray Crump by Dr. R.G. Lee at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis. They were married for fifty-nine years before his death in 2005. She attended Nursing school at the University of Tennessee for Health Sciences in Memphis. She retired from the Dyersburg Housing Authority after a long career. For many years Margaret was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Dyersburg. Upon moving to Jackson she became an active member of Fellowship Bible Church. She was a volunteer at Regional Hospital of Jackson for ten years. She enjoyed many other activities including extensive travel and continued a very active lifestyle until a few days ago. She was very devoted to her family and was an avid New York Yankees fan. “Mom Margaret” was loved and is survived by her daughter, Ann Crump Lane and husband Mark of Jackson, TN; her son, Scotty Crump and wife Debi of Frisco, TX; four grandchildren; Aaron Fletcher and wife Sarah Hunt, Rebecca Lane Edwards and husband William D. Edwards, John Benton Lane and wife Megan Michelle Lane, and Elizabeth Lane Pavelka and husband Joshua; great grandchildren, Sylvia Claire Fletcher, Brayden Andrew Edwards, John Levi Lane, William Benton Edwards, Benjamin David Lane, Bradley Scott Fletcher and a baby girl Pavelka due in April 2015. SERVICES: A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, January 8, 2015, in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors with Rev. Eugene Brandt and John Benton Lane officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg, TN. The family will be receiving friends on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM and on Thursday from 12:00 PM until service time at Arrington Funeral Directors. Memorial Contributions are requested to be directed to Birth Choice, 391 Wallace Road, Jackson, TN 38305 or to Fellowship Bible Church, 141 Pleasant Plains Road, Jackson, TN 38305. Arrington Funeral Directors, 148 W. University Parkway, 668-1111 www.arringtonfuneralgroup.com
Margaret Henson Crump, 89, died on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Margaret was born in Dyer County, TN on April 15, 1925, the daughter of the late Paul Almon and Tisha Mai Scott Henson. She was married... View Obituary & Service Information