Carol Crider

1934 - 2022

SWIFTON - Mrs. Carol Richardson Crider of Swifton, departed this life Sunday, July 3, 2022, at the age of 88. She was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Swifton, the daughter of Van and Julia Gray Richardson.

Mrs. Crider was a lifelong resident of Swifton. She was a homemaker, who, in her later years, volunteered as a grandparent at Swifton Elementary School. Mrs. Crider was an avid reader, enjoyed gardening and loved to cook meals for her family.

She was a dedicated member of Swifton Church of Christ.

Mrs. Crider was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Kenneth Crider; one daughter, Jaquita Rowlett; two brothers, Gray and Robert Richardson; four sisters, Inice Wright, Cora Hutchins, Clarice Matthews and Joan House Fullerton; and her parents.

She is survived by one son, Kenny Crider and wife Debbie of Swifton; one daughter, Tamara Blankley and husband Randall of Swifton; six grandchildren, Jennifer Warne and husband Josh of Germantown, Tenn., Jonathan Blankley and wife Debra of Haskell, Stacy Wilbanks and husband Gunnar of the Valley View community, Mandy Walker and husband John of Tuckerman, Kenneth Rowlett and wife Beth of Eades, Tenn., and Craig Crider and wife Tera of Swifton; 13 great-grandchildren; one sister, Francis Crawley and husband Horace of Benton; several nieces and nephews; and a lifetime of friends.

Friends may visit from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Jackson's Newport Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Swifton Church of Christ with interment in Swifton Cemetery.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Kenneth Rowlett, Craig Crider, Jonathan Blankley, Atlas Wilbanks, Josh Warne, Gunnar Wilbanks and John Walker.

Honorary pallbearers are Odean Templeton, Jay Hartsell and the Swifton Church of Christ Ladies Bible Study Class.

Arrangements by Jackson's Newport Funeral Home.

Online registry: www.jacksonsfh.com