Derrick Channing Jenkins
Derrick Channing Jenkins
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Derrick Channing Jenkins, age 51 of Lafayette, TN passed away Saturday afternoon, July 19, 2025 at Tristar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Derrick is in the care of Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN.
The family has chosen cremation & there will be a memorial service at a later date.
The family request memorials be made to assist the family with funeral expenses. You may make these memorials by calling or coming by the funeral home.
He is preceded in death by: Step-Father, James Jenkins; Maternal Grandmother, Nancy Bell Reynolds, and Brother, Jeff Woods.
Survivors include: Mother, Barbara Jenkins of Lafayette, Companion, Angela Jenkins of Gallatin, Sons, Stephen Crabtree & wife, Lauren, of Gallatin, Christian Crabtree of Lafayette, Matthew Crabtree & wife, Brittany of Myrtle Beach, SC, Timothy Crabtree of Gallatin, Sister, Ann Coulter of Lafayette, Step-sisters, Tonya Russell, Lauren Jane Benson, Jamie Dallas, & Penny Blankenship and 13 Grandchildren.
Arrangements entrusted to Anderson & Son Funeral Home, Directors, Lafayette, TN. 615-666-4011 www.andersonandsonfuneralhomes.com
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
997 Hwy 52 Bypass E, Lafayette, TN 37083
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