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Mr. Coleman Walter Crocker, 75, of Maury City and formerly of Union City died 10:15 a.m. Saturday, July 3, 2010, at his home.

Funeral services will be conducted 10:00 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Richard McCaskill and Keith Parker will officiate. Burial will follow in Fremont Cemetery.

Mr. Crocker was born August 27, 1934, in Obion County, son of the late Alva Floyd and Ollie Laurice (Morrow) Crocker. He married the former Geraldine Pipkin on June 16, 1956. She survives. Mr. Crocker attended Freed Hardeman University, Harding University and University of Memphis and held a doctorate in education. He was a Bible professor at Freed Hardeman University for 14 years and taught in the Tennessee prison system for 20 years. Mr. Crocker was a Church of Christ minister who had served in Kentucky and Tennessee. He was minister of the Rives Church of Christ until his health failed in March of this year. Mr. Crocker was also very active in missionary work.

He is also survived by three daughters, Ruth Insell of Alamo, Beth Crocker of Henderson and Lorie McCaskill of Milan; his sister, Wilma Ray of Troy; ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Lucy Tuttle.

The family will receive friends at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday.

Pallbearers will be Jeremy Insell, Dustin Insell, Hunter Insell, Brett McCaskill, Blake McCaskill and Tyler McCord.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jackie McCord, Brian Robertson, Alonzo King, Gary Weaks, David Kendall and Larry Owsley.

Memorial contributions may take the form of donations to The Coleman Crocker Bible Scholarship c/o Freed Hardeman University , 158 East Main Street, Henderson, Tennessee 38340 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, Tennessee 38148-0142.

Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home 731-885-1033

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