Mr. Joseph P. McCrone, age 45 of Grand Junction, departed this life Monday evening, August 13, 2012 at McNairy Regional Hospital.
He was born in Jackson, Tennessee March 23, 1967 and lived most of his life in Grand Junction. For the past 12 years, he lived in Selmer. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Grand Junction and also attended the 2nd Baptist Church in Selmer. Among his interests, he particularly enjoyed trucks, trains, the circus, traveling, tractors, singing in the choir at church and riding on the mail route with his stepfather, Marty.
In addition to his mother, Lynn Vaught and stepfather, Marty, he is survived by two brothers, Norman "Bubba" McCrone and wife Leslie of Bartlett and Robert McCrone and wife Tammy of Grand Junction; a nephew, Corey McCrone of Grand Junction; a niece, Devin McCrone of Bartlett; a stepbrother, Mike Vaught and wife Gina of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; an uncle, David Parham and wife Jean of Edmond, Oklahoma; two first cousins, Andrew and Zack Parham; a special caretaker, Julie Sanford; and numerous cousins and friends.
He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Mildred Parham.