Della Lee Joyce (Horner) Crump, of Hohenwald, TN passed away on Monday, 10 Feb 2020 at the Lewis County Nursing & Rehab at the age of 76. Born on 21 Dec 1943 in Hohenwald, TN, she was the daughter of the late James Leemore Cotham & Nancy Lee James. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Crump.

The family states they could tell stories for days on end. While the family spoke a few things stood out, the first was she was a Christian and she led her life by example.   It was told that the preacher once came to her and asked her to pray for him.  During her later years she attended a small Assembly of God of about 20 people, close enough she could walk to church. While worshiping here she began to sing, and because of her beautiful voice, the congregation refused to let her leave. She would attend there for 2 years until her health began to decline. The family says she wrote around 14 songs, with one being titled “Daddy I’m Giving You This Song”.  They still have all the lyrics to this music today.  Numerous searches were conducted by the family, but no recordings exist.  Another attribute was her positive attitude, she truly loved everyone and everyone loved her and enjoyed being around her. It can truly be said without a doubt that she had no enemies. Her grandchildren would often say “Granny wouldn’t do that” or “Granny wouldn’t say that”. But there is one thing she would say, and she said every time she left, “I Love You and God Bless.”

Survivors include son,  James “Jimmy” (Jennifer) Horner of Murfreesboro, TN; daughter, Regina (Richard) Pike of Cedar Hill, TN; sisters,  Sharon (Danny) Dodridge of Linden, TN and Angela (Mutt) Leigh of Hohenwald;    5 Grandchildren, Chandler Horner, Sydney Horner, Bryson Pike, Addison Pike & Jazzlyn Horner.  She is preceded in death by her parents,  James Cotham & Nancy James, husband, Raymond Crump, Son, Doris “Waynie” Horner Jr., sister, Sue Ann Sisco and a grandson Landon Horner.

Visitation with the family will be held on  13 Feb 2020 from 5:00 – 9:00 PM and  14 Feb 2020 from 10:00 AM until service time at the McDonald Funeral Home Chapel – Hohenwald.  Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, 14 Feb 2020 at 11:00 AM in the McDonald Funeral Home Chapel  – Hohenwald with David Grimes officiating. Burial will follow in the Downey Cemetery, Hohenwald, TN.