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     Christopher Gene McCracken was buried at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, 4997 Memorial Blvd., Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^2,3 He BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. – Christopher "Chris" Gene McCracken, age 37, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly on April 10, 2009. He was born on July 13, 1971, in Bristol to Gene McCracken of Bowling Green, Ky., and Edna Atler of Nashville, and had resided in Blountville for 20 years. He worked for Strongwell for 18 years. He enjoyed many things in his life, spending time with his loving family, being a member of Fellowship Chapel and being a crew member and spotter for BAM racing. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Alvin Goodwin and Lawrence Hawkins; and grandmother, Loraine McCracken. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Debbie McCracken; sons, Devin and Alex McCracken; special pets, Sebastian and Fred; father, Gene McCracken of Bowling Green; mother and stepfather, Edna and Jerry Alter of Nashville; stepsister, Nikki Terrell of Nashville; grandmother, Francis Goodwin; special mother-in-law and father-in-law, Page and Faye Adams; special aunts, Barbara and husband Ralph Jones, Robin and husband Jeff Feathers, Ann and husband Delmar Saddler and Sandra and husband Glen Baun; special uncles, Dennis Goodwin and Donnie and wife Kathy Hawkins; two nephews; several cousins; and special friends, Nate, Don, Brenda Monteith, Wayne and Gladys Snow, Jessica Melton and Ben Blessing. Graveside services will be at East Lawn Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers are Don Montieth, Nate Montieth, Ben Blessing, Adam Walden, Andrew Walden, Michael Whiteman and Tony Leonard. Honorary pallbearers will be Glen Walden, Mike Adams, Kevin Whiteman and Wayne Snow. A special thank you goes out to all of the family and friends for their prayers and support during this time.² He was born on July 13, 1971 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^2,3 He married Deborah Adams circa 1993.^1,2 Christopher Gene McCracken died on April 10, 2009 at Tennessee at age 37.^2,3

     Her Social Security Number was 433-11-9128.³ Her married name was Elliott.³ Darlene Hearn married Unknown Elliott.³ Darlene Hearn was born on December 30, 1959 at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.³ She died on March 2, 2003 at age 43.³

     Richard Clyde Hearn was buried at Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.^1,3 He was born on March 10, 1963 at Oklahoma.^2,3 He died on June 8, 1963 at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.^2,3 He Richard Clyde Hearn, three-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hearn, formerly, of West Monroe, died in Dallas, Tex. after a short illness. Interment was to be in Hasley cemetery. Survivors include his parents, two brothers, Daryl Hearn and Ralph Hearn, two sisters, Darlene Hearn and Denice Hearn, all of Dallas; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Hanley, West Monroe; and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hearn of Pennsylvania. on June 10, 1963.¹

     Carl Clifton Hearn Jr. was born on August 5, 1970 at Eau Gallie, Brevard Co., Florida.^4,3 He married Jennifer Lynn Fristron on September 18, 2000 at Brevard Co., Florida.¹ Carl Clifton Hearn Jr. died in 2011 at Brevard Co., Florida.² He Late this summer, Jennifer Lynn Hearn announced on Facebook that her husband had left her again but that she had found someone new. Neighbors were aware that her marriage had been turbulent: There were allegations of abuse, infidelity and drug use against her husband. The parents of three daughters had separated, then reunited several times. But about six weeks ago, it seemed over for good. Hearn told friends that her husband had moved out to live with a girlfriend. And within weeks of his departure, Hearn also found a new love. "Wow. I am so glad one person walked out of my life so others could walk in," she posted on the social-networking site. "I love being single." But the 40-year-old mother was harboring a secret, sheriff's agents said. In the backyard of her Ann Avenue home, inside a hog pen behind a storage shed, 2 feet of soil covered the decaying remains of 41-year-old Carl "Cliff" Hearn. At some point, Jennifer Hearn had confided a story in someone. It made its way to others, who tipped off the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. According to sheriff's Lt. Tod Goodyear, Hearn then told investigators that she had shot her husband at the height of a nighttime' argument, then buried his body. She was arrested this week on a charge of second degree murder. The Hearns do not have criminal histories in Brevard, and deputies had no past issues with them. "Her story was that he left her high and dry and moved out," Goodyear said. "They had a history of problems. We never had any domestic violence calls, but people have said he was abusive." A judge denied her bond Thursday and scheduled an arraignment for Oct. 25. Meanwhile, deputies strung crime-scene tape around a large area stretching from her house to the back of St. Timothy Lutheran Church near Croton and Aurora roads. Starting early Thursday, technicians painstakingly layer by layer dug into the ground where her husband's remains were located. The body was placed on a stretcher and removed from the property about 6:30 p.m. Officials said Hearn had cooperated with their investigation. "She gave us some information in reference to her being responsible, that no one else was involved," Goodyear said. "But we can't confirm everything she said until we examine the body." community, the two had lived together in a 1,700-square-foot, mustard color house since the 1990s. Their daughters had moved out before the incident. As avid outdoorspeople, the couple kept hunting dogs in backyard cages and an airboat beneath a carport. Hogs and deer were their chosen game. Homicide investigators found several firearms in the home, including a handgun they think was used the evening of Cliff Hearn's death. In the Melbourne area Clifton's Professional Lawn Even with her husband out of the house, Jennifer Hearn continued operating their landscaping business, Care. On Facebook, she once bemoaned a rainy day, which had halted her lawn mowing. "It can stop now!" she wrote. A next-door neighbor, Kevin Young, worked for the couple by performing weed-eating and lawn-mowing. They maintained at least 30 lawns in the Melbourne area and in beachside communities. Young said the two appeared to be a "regular couple" and that he never noticed anything suspicious, such as a gunshot. But still, something didn't seem right. "She told me he had a girlfriend and he went up north to live with her, "Young said as he pointed out a maroon Ford F-150. "I thought that was kind of funny because he didn't take his truck." Hearn met a man in early September, according sheriff's agents. In Facebook posts, she described him as an "amazing" man who restored her faith that "there She talked about visiting her mother, who was hospitalized last week with kidney failure and heart problems. She talked about enjoying time with her daughters. A friend of Hearn's, contacted by telephone Thursday, described her as a wonderful mother and a humorous person. And in the past few weeks, she finally seemed happy with a man. "I got work, beautiful children, great friends, and the possibility of being happy even if it ain't with him now," she posted on Facebook. "If this is what being on top of the world feels like," she wrote, "I'm staying like this." on September 23, 2011.²