Lula Mae Park Crabtree

March 3, 1905 - June 5, 2009

Lula Mae Memaw Park Crabtree, 104, widow of Thomas Ralph Crabtree and formerly of Columbia, died Friday, June 5, 2009 at her residence in the Mt. Joy Community. A graveside memorial service for Mrs. Crabtree will be conducted Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at Pleasant Mount Cemetery with Jim Cox officiating. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A native of Maury County, she was the daughter of the late George William Park, Jr. and Lula Maude Pinkston Park. She was a former seamstress for Gordons & Davis Dress Shops. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, and loved caring for her pets. Mrs. Crabtree was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Columbia. She is survived by a granddaughter, Michele (James) Lanius of the Mt. Joy Community; two great-grandsons,William Thomas Will Lanius and Wyatt Park Lanius both of the Mt. Joy Community; a sister, Polly Lovell of Columbia; a daughter-in-law, Betty Crabtree of Columbia; nieces, Suzanne Hall, Phyllis Maley, Barbara Schwar, and Polly Wicarius; nephews, George Lovell and Edward Park; several great nieces and nephews; devoted niece and spouse, Emma (Jim) Cox; special friends, James (Ella) Lanius, Diane Long, and Tommy Michael Stanfill. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Pat Crabtree Hill; a son, Bill Crabtree; three sisters, Gertrude Dillehay, Maude Duvall, and Lorena Harris; three brothers, Edward Park, Gene Park, and Logan Park. Memorials may be made to the Maury County Animal Shelter, 1233 Mapleash Avenue, Columbia, Tennessee, 38401. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.heritage-fhcs.com.