James Wilkerson "POP" Cragwall Jr Obituary (1922 - 2016)

James Wilkerson "Pop" Cragwall Jr.James Wilkerson Cragwall Jr., 93, was born on November 24, 1922, and departed this life on January 15, 2016 peacefully at University Medical Center following a brief illness. He is the son of the late James Wilkerson Cragwall, Sr. and the late Sophia Holt Cragwall. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister, Sarah Lucille (Weakley) Emmert Wilson. James Cragwall married his wife of 66 years Margaret Lorene Lannom of Lebanon, TN on March 12, 1949. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Sue Cragwall Wuenscher, a son, Jimmy (Sherri) Cragwall and three beloved grandchildren, Stefanie Wuenscher, Alison Cragwall and Blake Cragwall. He was a 1940 graduate of Lebanon High School. He retired from TRW/Ross Gear in 1987 after 26 years. Mr. Cragwall enjoyed spending time farming and was a lifelong member of Philadelphia Church of Christ.Active pallbearers, Rick Smith, John McDearman, R.L. Lannom Jr., Randy Rollins, Ned Bradley & Thomas Overton Cragwall. Honorary pallbearers will be his former co-workers at TRW/Ross Gear. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 17th from 2-5 p.m. in the Partlow Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 18th from 12:00 p.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m. in the Partlow Funeral Chapel. Bro. Tom Watson & Bro. Thomas Overton Cragwall will officiate the service. Mr. Cragwall's family is grateful for the wonderful care he received at University Medical Center and special note of thanks is given to Dr. Robert Jantz and Dr. Vijay Pethkar.In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions to be made in his memory to the Philadelphia Church of Christ Building Fund, 5320 Hunters Point Pike, Lebanon TN 37087.PARTLOW FUNERAL CHAPEL(615) 444-7007 OBITUARY LINE (615) 444-7700.www.partlowchapel.com Monday, January 18, 20161:00 PM TBD