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Grace Crocker Obituary
Grace Crocker was born on January 11, 1929 in Hardin County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late George Middleton and Arah Edwards Crocker.
Grace worked for the National Relations Labor Board where she was over the secretarial pool. She was a member of Christ Methodist in Memphis, Tennessee. Grace enjoyed gardening, playing bridge, bowling, and traveling.
Grace Crocker departed this life on September 28, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 94 years, 8 months, and 7 days.
She is survived by her niece, Reba Hamm; nephews, Greg Crocker, Michael Crocker, Don Crocker, and Steve Boteler; and great nephews, Keith Hamm and his wife Brenda and Allen Hamm.
In addition to her parents, Grace was preceded in death by her brothers, James Varteman Crocker, Frank Crocker, Guy Crocker, Brown Crocker, and Murray Crocker and sisters, Roxie Alexander, Lola Hunt, Stella Boteler, and Nell Crocker.
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