Geraldine "Geri" Lemons Crabtree, 91, of Maryville went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, June 4, 2026. She loved bingo and spending time with family. Geri retired from UT Medical Center where she was given the title of Colonel by Mayor Randy Tyree, for all her loving care she gave her patients. She was a member of Alcoa Way Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Evelyn Lemons; husband, David E. Crabtree; son, Kenneth E. Fife; daughter, Shannon K. McNeilly; grandson, Chad Fife; granddaughters, Kandie K. Crabtree Crider and Carolyn M. Fife; brothers, Thomas E. Lemons and David Lemons; and sisters, Peggy Forbes and Vicky Harvey.

Geri is survived by her children, Dennis (Melody) Fife and Pamela Ann Crabtree Russell; grandchildren, William David Crabtree, Andrew Fife, Todd Fife, Johnathan Fife, and Jackie (Bubba) Mills; great-grandchildren, Sean (Alli) Crider, Gage Crabtree, Quinn Crabtree, Arrisa (Josh) Kelly, Gaberial Fife, Adrian Fife, Caleb Fife, Madison Fife, Blaine Fife, Chase Fife, Eric Mills, Jordan Mills, Kindell Mills, and Asher Fife; great-great-grandchild, Channing Reed Crabtree; sisters, Vivian (Joe) Cunningham, Barbara Webber, Clara Fields, and Brenda Kirkland; special cousin, Sue Allan; special friend, Connie Johnston; and many nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to the Knoxville Elk Lodge 160.

Funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Miller Funeral Home Magnolia Chapel, Rev. Scott Kidd officiating. Interment will follow at Sherwood Memorial Gardens.  The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville.