CRABTREE, Lois Collins, 89, of Estill Springs, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 30, 2023, at Franklin Manor in Winchester, TN. Mrs. Crabtree was born April 15, 1933, in Pisgah, Alabama as the fourth of twelve children born to the late Thair and Nellie Gray Collins.  Ms. Crabtree was of the Baptist Faith.  She was a loving, caring, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother where her life centered around her family as a proud homemaker. Her latest title as "Great Granny" is one she was most recently proud to be called. The great grands lit up her smile each time she saw or talked about them.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Crabtree is preceded in death by her husband, Troy William Crabtree (married November 1952), brothers Delbert, Larence, Loyd, and Troy Collins, and sisters Lorene Collins, Bonnie Rigstad, and Dorothy Sears.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen (Bobby) Spencer of Winchester, TN, son, Donald (Cherie) Crabtree of Roswell, GA, grandchildren, Lee (Leah) Spencer of Nolensville, TN, Lindsey (Macy) Brower of Murfreesboro, TN, Ben (Lexi) Crabtree of Tacoma, WA, Sarah (Graham) Hall of Lexington, KY, and Luke Collins Crabtree of Roswell, GA, great grandchildren, Allie Collins Brower of Murfreesboro, TN, Wilder Griffith Crabtree of Tacoma, WA, and Lillie McCall Brower of Murfreesboro, TN, sisters, Elizabeth Akins and Mattie Manning, brothers, Kenneth and Floyd Collins, brother-in-law, Willard Crabtree of Ider, Alabama, along with a host of nieces, nephews, and friends that were like family.

Graveside services will be conducted for Mrs. Crabtree at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Franklin Memorial Gardens in Winchester, Tenn., with Rev. Anna Brockman, Officiating.