It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Lois Russell McCreary of Tazewell, Tennessee, who passed away on September 30, 2023, at the age of 96, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Lois Russell McCreary to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Glen Goins and Nannie Minton Goins; her husbands, Dewey "Hawk" Russell and John McCreary; her son Wayne; her daughter-in-law Barbara Russell; her brothers, Johnny, Lester and Carl Goins; and her niece Marcella Goins Moyers.

She is survived by : her son Douglas Dale; her daughter-in-law Carol Russell; her grandchildren, Jimmy Russell (Kathy), Lester Wayne Russell (Andrea), Tammy White (Jake), Kim Gomoluch (Bill), Lucy and Charlie Russell; her great grandchildren, Kayla Harmon (Jake), Morgan Gentry (Philip), Carmen Farmer, James Russell, Casey Arnett (John), Paige Clouse (Trevor), Allan Russell (Sarah), Brittany Slinker (Mitchel), Kristyn Slinker, Jared White, Brennon White and Kyleigh White; her great great grandchildren, Bentley, Izabel, Maveryck, Jalen, Jakson, Kylee, John, Skyler and Andi; her nephew Billy Russell; and her close friends, Glen Mullins and Ruthie Leech.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Claiborne-Overholt Funeral Home