Nola Beatrice "Bea" Crowe, 87, of Decatur, TN went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2025.
Bea loved spending time with her family and cooking for her kids. She was an amazing mother and homemaker, always cooking, gardening and canning. Bea enjoyed her beloved pup "Buster" and now gets to be with him again.
Preceded in death by parents, Howard and Lela Craine; sons, Rickey Crowe and Speedy Crowe; daughter, Janice Duggan; sister, Lucille Combs; and brother, William Craine.
Survivors include her children, Carol Rogne, Jackie Crowe, David Crowe, Linda Melton, Zora Burnett, Lorrie (David) Ogle; sister, Zora Swafford; many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other loved family members.
The family will have a funeral service on Tuesday January 14, 2025 at Companion Funeral Home of Athens at 2pm. Visitation will be prior from 12-2pm. A graveside service will follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Decatur, TN. Pastor Mickey Kaylor will officiate the service.
You are invited to share a personal memory of Bea or your condolences with her family at her online memorial located at www.companionfunerals.com. Companion Funeral Home of Athens and the Cody family are honored to assist the family with these arrangements.
400 S White Street, Athens, TN 37303

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