Alan Jay Crane, age 60, departed this life on December 10, 2022, from metastatic cancer. He was under hospice care at his mother's house. He was born March 30, 1962 in Fairmount, Gordon County, Georgia, the son of John Henry Crane and Barbara Lane Murphy Crane.

Alan attended Pickens High School, graduated from Pickens Technical School, and retired from Chart Industries/Cryoport, Inc. as a machinist. He loved his church, loved his job, enjoyed fishing and riding his trike. He was a member of the Chattanooga, Tennessee congregation of Grace Communion International.

He was preceded in death by his father, John Henry Crane; grandparents Henry Grady Crane and Pauline Remes Crane, Grady P. Murphy and Rudy Maude Bryant Murphy; uncles and aunt Ernest David Crane, Marie McBryar Crane, and James Floyd Crane; 1st cousins Ernest David Crane, Jr and Barbara Marie Crane.

He is survived by his mother, Barbara Murphy Crane of Jasper, GA; sister and brother-in-law, Caren Crane Tollner and Dr. Ernest William Tollner, of Bogart, GA; aunts, Sharon Crane Evans of Rossville, GA, and Brenda McBryar Crane of Tiftonia, TN; 1st cousins, James Crane of Rossville, GA, Rachel Crane Hood (Clint) of Rossville, GA, and Michelle Crane Ryan (Noah), of Tiftonia, TN. Several other cousins also survive.

Visitation is Sunday, December 11, 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Monday, 9:00 am until 8:00 pm, and Tuesday, 9:00 am until the funeral hour.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home, with Pastor Dennis Wheatcroft officiating.

Interment will be at Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery following the funeral service.

Pallbearers: Scott Payne, Corey Eubanks, Bobby Hennessee, Pat Margo, Jerry O'Shields, and Tony Henson.

The family will accept flowers or donate to a charity of your choice.

Cagle Funeral Home is honored to serve the Crane family.