Funeral services for Mr. Rayford Lee Crabtree, age 89, of Petersburg will be conducted at 2 PM Monday at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Brian Stone and Bro. Ellis Coats officiating. Burial will follow in Pigg Cemetery beside his wife of 63 years, Deane Rhodes Crabtree. Mr. Crabtree passed away Friday evening, January 1st at Lincoln Care Center.
A son of the late Ernest Lee and Bessie Jane Casteel Crabtree, he was a native of Lincoln County, a farmer, and a lifetime member of Friendship Church of Christ.
Survivors include daughters Pam Mills and husband Mike and Michelle Decker and husband Donny, both of Petersburg, sons Randall Crabtree and wife Jolene of Petersburg and Ray Crabtree and wife Brenda of Columbia, seven grandchildren,
and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a grandson Charles
Hubert Crabtree.
Visitation with the family will be from 3-6 PM Sunday at Higgins Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Pigg Cemetery, C/O Dannie Decker, 47 Pigg Road, Petersburg, TN or Friendship Church of Christ.