Judith "Judy" Ann Smith Crider, 84, of Cullman, AL passed away
peacefully with family at her side on March 25, 2026. She was born
July 21, 1941 to Herman and Vera Smith. Everyone who knew Judy
knew of her deep love for her family, Jesus, her church, and her
friends.
She graduated from Cullman High School and was employed at
Parker Bank and, later, as the circulation manager for The Cullman
Times newspaper. However, she spent most of her life as a homemaker,
mother, and grandmother, spoiling her grandchildren, and, later,
her great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her sons; John Crider and Jeffery Crider; her
two favorite "children," daughters-in-law, Donna Crider and
Cheryl Crider; her brother, Jerry Smith; and grandchildren, Chase
(Helen), Lindsey (Christopher), Lauren (Whit), Claire (Dillon),
Carissa, and Kate (Landry); and great-grandchildren that brought
her much joy in her twilight years, Corbin Crider (Rachel Hall-fiancee') Avery McGhee,
Oliver and Benjamin Bloodworth, Alden and Camille Cordes, and
Charlie Hall, and a host of nieces and nephews—along with many
friends she counted as family.
Preceding her in death was her loving husband Norman Crider and
parents Herman and Vera Smith.
Funeral services will be held at Baldwin Heights Baptist Church in
Cullman, AL, Sunday, March 29. Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m,
and the funeral service will follow at 3 p.m. A graveside ceremony and
interment will follow at the Cullman City Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Alabama Baptist Children's
Home and Family Ministries. https://www.alabamachild.org/