March 15, 2020
85 year old Taye Crook of Alexandria died Saturday at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the Chapel of Anderson Funeral Home. Ronnie Smith and Ricky Scruggs will officiate and burial will be in the Dismal Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 4-8 p.m. and Monday from 10 a.m. until the service. She was preceded in death by her parents, Taylor Cronk and Vada Louise Franklin and a son, Billy Wayne. Survivors include her husband of 66 years Charles Crook of Alexandria. Children, Mary Lou (Tom) Baumann of Smithville, Judy Ann Crook of Alexandria, Cathy Bayne of Alexandria, Dan (Angela) Crook of Lebanon, and Brenda (Jonathan) Hammond of Columbia. Grandchildren, Jason Nixon of Knoxville, Jeff (Sarah) Nixon of College Grove, R.D. Bayne of Smyrna, Christopher Crook of Charlotte, North Carolina, Kayla Crook of Lebanon, Joshua Crook of Lebanon, and Austin Hammond of Columbia. Great grandchildren, William Nixon, Mary Nixon, Jordan Bane, and Grace Bayne. Half brothers, Melvin (Joyce) Cronk of Rickman and Larry Keith (Linda) Cronk of Gallatin. Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria is in charge of the arrangements.