Haydn Howard Crosby

Haydn Howard Crosby of Columbus, Georgia went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at the age of 61 years of age after sustaining injuries from an automobile accident earlier that morning. Haydn was born to Glyn Howard & Phyllis Crosby on April 18, 1950 in Bristol, England. After growing up in Bristol, he lived in London, England, and Swansea, Wales. During his residency in London, he worked for the BBC, Foreign Currency Bureau, and Interpol/Scotland Yard among others over a 40 year career.

In the summer of 2005, Haydn met Cheryl Walding Tommey for the first time, while she was attending the wedding of her daughter, Amanda Tommey Terbush in Swansea, Wales. Haydn worked at the Grand Hotel where the Tommey’s stayed while in Wales. Shortly after her return to the United States, Cheryl and Haydn began writing to one another and what followed could only be described as a fairy-tale romance. After several years of hand-written letters, long-distance phone calls and visits to one another’s home countries, Haydn and Cheryl were engaged to be married.

Haydn and Cheryl were married on April 10, 2010 at the Upatoi United Methodist Church where she serves as Director of Music Ministries with hundreds of their closest friends and family. He enjoyed working with Valley Hospitality in their Houlihan’s Restaurant and Cannon Brew Pub locations as well as Publix. Haydn was recognized by all who knew him as a man of unparalleled integrity, humility, service and deep faith in Jesus Christ. Haydn enjoyed travel, music and gardening. He was most known for his deep love for his wife, Cheryl. Although their marriage was cut short by the tragedy of his untimely death, the love they shared endures. He will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him.

Haydn Crosby is survived by his wife, Cheryl Walding Tommey Crosby (Columbus, Georgia), his brother Handel Crosby and his wife Ruth Crosby (Bristol, England), his niece Jayne Selway and her husband Chris Selway (Bristol, England), his aunt Delia Crosby (Aberdare, Wales) step-son Matthew Tommey, his wife Tanya Tommey and their son Cameron Tommey (Asheville, NC), step-daughter Amanda Terbush Tommey and her husband Alan Terbush (Chicago, IL), sisters-in-law Bevelyn Walding Blair (Columbus, GA) & Joanne Walding Walker (Atlanta, GA).

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, January 9, 2012 in Striffler – Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, 4071 Macon Road, Columbus with Rev. Chip Grantham and Rev. Dixie Holton officiating. Interment will follow in Parkhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 4 P.M. until 6 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Upatoi United Methodist Church, 13730 Macon Road, Upatoi, GA 31829 in memory of Haydn H. Crosby.