Thompson Funeral Home

He was 76. Crim grew up in Lexington County and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of South Carolina. In 1967, in an era when reporters used typewriters and wrote on paper, Crim started work as a personnel manager at The State. But he left after three years to manage papers in West Virginia. In 1980, The State’s owners brought Crim back from West Virginia as the paper’s new executive vice president and general manager. His mission was to lift up a demoralized workforce and bring people together, wrote the late Robert Pierce in “Pamettos and Oaks,” a 1991 centennial history of The State. Crim later was promoted to president of the State-Record Company. $20 for 365 Days of Unlimited Digital Access Last chance to take advantage of our best offer of the year! Act now! #ReadLocal “Crim,” Pierce wrote, “stressed cooperation and teamwork. He instituted dialogue sessions to combat rumors and gossip. He involved department heads as ‘t...

Sunday, Dec. 30, from the chapel of Presley Funeral Home in Cookeville. Interment will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.The family will receive friends from noon until time of services today, Sunday, Dec. 30, at the funeral home.Linda Lee Thompson passed away Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, Tennessee.Linda was the daughter of the late A.P. McClain and Mary Alice Brown McClain.Linda always wanted to put others first and serve everyone around her. She will long be remembered for her fried chicken.She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Eddie Thompson; a daughter, Kim Abston of Cookeville; a granddaughter, Morgan Abston of Cookeville; two sisters, Pat Lee of Cookeville and Debbie (Steve) London of Smithville, Tennessee; a brother, Wayne (Lavita) McClain of Cookeville; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn Hyder and Faye Thompson, both of Cookeville; and several nieces and nephews.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Jerry Dale Abston; a brother, Loyd Hyder; three brothers-in-law, Arvis Lee, Tommy Thompson and Albert Thompson; and sister-in-law, Wanda Thompson. Pallbearers will be Jeff London, Matt McClain, Darrell Lee, Jim Hyder, Kyle Thompson and Kevin Thompson.Pastor Bill Stone will officiate at the services.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, PO Box 98018, Washington, DC 20090-8018, phone: 888-557-7177, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (EST) www.lls.org.You may share your thoughts or send condolences to the family by visiting www.presleyfuneralhome.com.Professional services provided by Presley Funeral Home in Cookeville, 528-1044.  ...