Mary Alice Crenshaw

She was born on March 20, 1937, in Kansas, Alabama. At Carbon Hill High School in Alabama, she earned salutatorian and class favorite honors, played basketball, and was a cheerleader. After high school, she earned her registered nursing degree at Caraway Methodist Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, where she met her husband, Dr. Jim Crenshaw. They married on February 23, 1958 and resided in Centreville, Alabama, before moving to Humboldt, Tennessee in 1968.

Mary Alice was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was full of life, love, and fun. She loved to play tennis, travel, spend time with family, and giggle. She always put others first and volunteered at Arise to Read and the ComeUnity Cafe. In recent years, her other activities included Sonshiners and Eighteen Book Club. She was also an active member of First United Methodist Church.

In her passing, Mary Alice is reunited with her beloved husband, Jim.

She is survived by her daughter Kim (Mark) Coppess, of Eads, Tennessee, and son Jim (Amy) Crenshaw, of Medina, Tennessee. Affectionately, known as "Granny", she will be greatly missed by her ten grandchildren, Michael (Jacksyn) Coppess of Chapel Hill, NC, William (Bethany) Coppess of Lexington, KY, Nat (Chelsea) Crenshaw of Medina, TN, Shelby Crenshaw of Denver, CO, Kara (Edward) Hockaday of Portland, OR, Mae Crenshaw of Knoxville, TN, Mac, Ross, and Winter Crenshaw of Medina, TN, and Leah Crenshaw of Jackson, TN. She leaves three great grandchildren, Tripp, Evie, and Cami Crenshaw of Medina, TN. She is also survived by five nephews and three nieces. The family would like to thank her loving caregivers for their excellent care.

Mary Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Nathaniel James and Era Mae Butler, her husband, Dr. James Harris Crenshaw, Sr., her sister, Della Villone, and her grandson, Cooper Crenshaw.

The family will receive friends at a memorial vistitation from 2-4 p.m. Friday, June 23, 2023 at First United Methodist Church in Humboldt. The family will have gathered prior for a graveside service officiated by Rev. Randy Cooper. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Memorials may be sent to:

ComeUnity Cafe

218 E Main Street

Jackson, Tennessee 38301

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

301 St. Jude Place

Memphis, TN 38105

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.GeorgeASmithandSons.com for the Crenshaw family.