Mr. Chester "Chet" or "Paddle Foot" Crump Jr, born February 16, 1948, passed away at 75 years old, in his home in New Braunfels, TX on January 21, 2024. He leaves behind his wife Tran Crump. His daughter and son-in-law Lytrell Layfette Williams of Kissimmee, FL; sons and daughters-in-law, Chester "Chip" and Pandora Crump, III, of South Carolina, Gregory and Valerie Crump of Bangor, ME; Three grandchildren, Hailee (Lytrell's daughter), and Logan and Lilly (Gregory's son and daughter). He also leaves behind his sisters, Jean Bailey of Dalton, GA, and Shirley Crump of Chattanooga, TN, his brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Debra Crump of Eton, GA; three nephews, Chuck Price of Boulder, CO, Jason Cucksee of Dalton, GA, and Justin Crump of Eton, GA. He is predeceased by his parents Chester Charles and Hattie Crump, Sr., sisters Betty Mansell and Mary Winkler, and his nephew, Neal Cucksee.

He was born in Dalton, Georgia, and after graduating from Dalton High School, he proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, he continued in the service after the war, retiring in 1988 after a 23 year career as a combat medic earning several awards. He proudly served with the 45th Dustoff Air Ambulance through the Vietnam War.

A service for Chester will be held Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Ponders Melrose Chapel, with his family and close friends officiating. The Dalton American Legion Post #112 will provide military honors. The family will receive friends at Ponders Melrose Chapel after 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning until the service hour.

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Arrangements by Ponders Melrose Chapel, 138 Melrose Drive, Dalton, Georgia, 30721, 706.226.4002 www.selectedindependentfuneralhomes.org and www.ogr.org.