Jessie Lee Crocker, nee Hedgcoth, of Viburnum, MO passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla, Missouri at the age of 80 years, 4 months and 6 days. Jessie was born November 12, 1933 in Black, Missouri to Ira Elmer Hedgcoth and Goldie Pearl Woolf Hedgcoth. On December 28, 1950 in Ironton, MO, she was united in marriage to Robert "Bob" Lee Crocker who preceded her in death on November 23, 1995.

Jessie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Bob Crocker; one son, Joseph Crocker; one son in-law, Don Harmon;  three brothers, Earl, James and Marvin Hedgcoth; and two brothers in-law, Larry Holtz and Colin Copland.

She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her five sons, James Robert Crocker, David Crocker and wife Rebecca, Orville Crocker and Steven Crocker and wife Sharon all of Steelville, MO and Russell Crocker and wife Valerie of St. James, MO; three daughters, Goldie Parrett and husband Roger and Jane Harmon all of Steelville, MO and Deloris Stricklin and husband Jessie Jr. of Cherryville, MO; twenty-seven grandchildren; forty-one great-grandchildren; three brothers, Don Hedgcoth and wife Glenda and Hershel Hedgcoth and wife Brenda all of Bixby, MO and Calvin Hedgcoth of Fredericktown, MO; three sisters, Verla Brown and husband David of Steelville, MO, Verna Holtz of Cuba, MO and Marie Copland of Bixby, MO; other relatives and friends.

Jesse was a member of the Cherryville First Baptist Church. She enjoyed quilting, reading, watching game shows and collecting dolls throughout the years. Most of all she enjoyed and loved being with her family.

The Family received friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Cherryville First Baptist Church in Cherryville, MO.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Cherryville First Baptist Church in Cherryville, MO with Rev. Doug  Massey officiating. Special music of "Precious Memories", "Master's Bouquet" and "When we All get To Heaven" was played.

Committal prayer and interment were in the Sam Crocker Cemetery at Goodland, MO.

Honored to be casket bearers were Jordon Crocker, Ryan Crocker, Josh Crocker, Robert Crocker, Donnie Harmon and Gabe Parrett with Clark Harmon, Jerry Crocker, Tom Stricklin, Tyler Hutchins, Mark Harmon, Rustin Crocker, Blaine Parrett and Jacob Randolph as honorary casket bearers.

The Family was served by the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, MO.