Mary Kathleen Millican Crossley, 96, of Tuscumbia, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018, surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Visitation will be Saturday, January 5, 2019, from 10 a.m. to noon at Calvary Baptist Church, 601 North Main Street, Tuscumbia. A memorial service will follow at noon in the church sanctuary. Reverend Darell Pace and Reverend Michael Rogers will officiate. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. at Furnace Hill Cemetery in Vernon, Alabama.
Mrs. Crossley is preceded in death by her parents, William Roscoe, Sr. and Mamie Kate Owen Millican; her brother, William Roscoe “Pete” Millican, Jr. (Janice); sisters, Johnnie Kate Mappin (George), Polly Rye (Clayton) and Patricia Wheat (Reedus); her niece, Cynthia Millican Lacy; and her loving husband, Roy Milner Crossley.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary “Bitsey” Moore and son-in-law, Roger; grandchildren, Jennifer Buckner (Tommy) and Jonathan Moore (Gina); great-grandchildren, Kierstan, Lauren, Brayden and Landon Buckner, Greyson and twins, Ellyn Grace and Madelyn Moore, all of Tuscumbia. She is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews.
Born in Sulligent, Alabama, Mrs. Crossley resided there for 22 years. She then moved to Vernon, Alabama where she was a resident for 51 years. The last 25 years of her life, she lived in Tuscumbia.
Mrs. Crossley was a member of the United Daughters of Confederacy and the Eastern Star. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Tuscumbia.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Buckner, Cy Christian, Randell Gilmore, Dan McDaniel, Ken Michael, Ronnie Strawbridge, Ron Strawbridge and Gentry Wheat.
Honorary pallbearers will be Brandyn Burget, Jeff Elledge, Robert Lee and Leroy Willis.
Chandler Funeral Home of Vernon is assisting the family. An online guest book may be signed at www.chandlerfh.net. Monetary donations may be made to Gideons International or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The family would like to thank the staff of Cottage of the Shoals for their kindness, compassion, service, and love shown during the last days of her life.
