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Bruce Cranfill

1945 - 2026

Bruce Cranfill obituary, 1945-2026

BORN

1945

DIED

2026

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Mar. 4, 2026

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home (Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee)

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Bruce Cranfill Obituary

Bruce Cranfill

Born: August 5, 1945 | Died: February 28, 2026

Bruce Cranfill, 80, of Dayton, TN passed away at his home February 28, 2026. Alife long resident of the area, Bruce was born August 5, 1945 to the late Gerald and Margaret Stevenson Cranfill. Bruce, a retired contractor who took pride in the homes he built in the area, was of the Baptist faith, and an avid gun enthusiast and member of the NRA. He loved fishing, playing cards, and especially loved playing BINGO with his friends. Bruce also loved traveling and most of all his family.

Bruce is preceded in death by his parents, Gerald and Margaret Cranfill; brothers, Alivn "Buddy" Cranfill and Wayne Cranfill; sisters, Imogene Harris and Jeanette Wagoner.

Bruce is survived by his children, Margaret Ann Beuoy, Robin (Robbie) Smith, Leslie Hall, Heather (Todd) Jewell, and Aaron (Joanna) Cranfill; one sister Joyce Rothwell; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, along with a host of cousins, nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held graveside at 2:30PM Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at Morgan Springs Cemetery with the Reverend Jimmy Jewell officiating. The family will receive friends from 11AM until 2PM at the funeral home.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Herald-News from Mar. 2 to Mar. 4, 2026.

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Mar

4

Visitation

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home (Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee)

Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee

Mar

4

Funeral service

2:30 p.m.

Morgan Springs Cemetery

Walker Rd, Dayton, TN 37321

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