James T. Crabtree, age 88, husband of Katherine Starnes Crabtree of High Rock Road, Stanton, Kentucky passed away on June 23, 2017 at his residence. Born in Bowen, Kentucky he was the son of the late Avery D. and Ethel Oaks Crabtree and he was an Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from General Motors, a member of First Church of God and a 50 year member of the Stanton Masonic Lodge. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Earl Glenwood Crabtree and Malcolm Crabtree and by three sisters, Ann Wilson, Sylvia Maxine Finney and Joyce Crabtree. He is survived by his wife, Katherine Starnes Crabtree and by two sisters, Jeanetta (Billy Joe) Martin and LaDonna Crabtree all of Stanton. Funeral services officiated by Bro. Paul Day and Bro. James Harold Combs will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 26, 2017 at Hearne Funeral Home Inc., 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, KY. Visitation begins at 5:00 P.M. with Masonic Rites at 7:00 P.M. on Sunday at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be in Resthaven Cemetery, Morris Creek Road, Stanton, KY. Active pallbearers are Glen Crabtree, Charles Crabtree, Daniel Crowe, Doug Rogers, Jeffrey Burns, Brad Faulkner, Paul White, Jr. and Jim Dennis, Jr. Honorary pallbearers are Larry Mullins, Daryl Mullins, Mary Beth Crowe, Verna Rogers, Jeanette Hale, Kim Faulkner, Sharon McCoy, Billy Joe Martin, Sonny Rogers, J. M. Smallwood, Talmadge Smallwood, J. C. Wilson, Dr. Troy Brooks and staff. Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.
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