Donald Eugene "Donnie" Crum

Donnie was a 1980 graduate of South Greene High School and a 1985 graduate of Tusculum College. After college, he was employed at Greene Valley Developmental Center and John Deere. He had a deep appreciation of farming from the time he was a child. He owned two farms where he raised cattle and grew vegetables that he sold at his produce business in Greeneville and Sullivan County. He traveled to North Carolina and South Carolina several days a week to provide his customers with the best produce he could find. He was a dedicated sports fan of the UT Vols girls’ basketball teams. He also was especially interested in baseball and supported the local teams.

Donnie is survived by his sister Deborah ( Michael) Fraysier of Harker Heights, Texas; special aunt, Patsy Crum of Greeneville; two nieces, Deena ( Eddie) Cornblum and Brye (Todd) Ritchie; nephew, Zion Fraysier; great nieces and great nephews: Tarran Lisenbe, Couper Cornblum, Landry Ritchie, Scout Ritchie; four cousins: Bobby Gene (Nita) Crum, Kathy Crum (Kenny) Hopson, Grant “Opie” (Bridget) Crum, and Patrick (Michelle) Crum; as well as many cousins, friends, and co-workers including Alfred Shaw, Marcus Key, and Charlie Higdon.

He was preceded in death by parents, Wilma “Snookie” Fair Crum Bolin and Donald Dean Crum; grandparents, Debbie and Eugene Fair and Paul and Kate Crum; four uncles, Clarence Fair, Lewis Crum of Ohio, J.C. Crum, and Edward Crum; and cousin, Willis Crum.

Visitation will be held Thursday, February 25, 2021 from 5:00-7:00 pm with services to follow in the chapel of Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home at 7pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the local farmers market and other small businesses in Greeneville in Donnie’s memory.