Mildred Elaine Crews Staggs Obituary
We announce the death of Mildred Elaine Crews Staggs of Loretto, Tennessee, who passed away on August 30, 2026, at the age of 92. Mildred will be remembered by family members, friends, and others whose lives were connected in meaningful ways. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mildred Elaine Crews Staggs to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her daughter Debbie Norman Howell; her parents, Joseph Franklin Crews and Lillian Bassham Crews; and her siblings, Joseph Edward Crews, Joyce Crews Beeler and Mary Jean Crews Stamps.
She is survived by: her family Jesus; her daughter Patricia Norman Littrell; her son-in-law Larry of Loretto, Tennessee; her son Wayne Maultsby of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee; her stepchildren, Lori Staggs Smith (Stan) of Hohenwald, Tennessee, Tommy "Tinker" Staggs (Sonjia) of Hohenwald and Keith Staggs of Hohenwald, Tennessee.; her grandchildren, Miranda Littrell Cruce (Neal) of Loretto, Tennessee, Alicia Littrell Roy (Matt) of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Lena Littrell Kilburn (Zach) of Leoma, Tennessee, Danielle Howell Smith (Allen) of Woodbury, Tennessee, Katlyn Maultsby of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, Brittney Miller (Justin) of Florence, Alabama, A. J. Howell of Woodbury, Tennessee, Austin Maultsby (Maria) of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and Crews Maultsby of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.; her sisters, Margie Crews White of Lewisburg and Jeanette Crews Posey of Decatur, Alabama.; her caregiver Brink; Linda Smith and Tony Couch. She is also survived by fifteen great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews, as well as many beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held on Tuesday, September 1st 2026 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Loretto Memorial Chapel (110 N Military St, Loretto, TN 38469). A funeral service was held on Wednesday, September 2nd 2026 at 1:00 PM at the same location.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Elaine's memory, helping give another child the gift of reading that meant so much to her family.
