Joshua attended Mount Juliet High School and graduated with the Class of 2002. Following high school graduation, he attended Western Kentucky University and graduated in 2008.
Joshua was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Eugene Rowlett; his maternal grandmother, Joyce Rowlett; his paternal grandfather, Aubrey Lloyd Crafton; his paternal grandmother, Ludie Crafton; his step-maternal grandfather, Richard Brewer; and his step-maternal grandmother, Sara Brewer.
Joshua is survived by his loving wife, CJ (Saulters) Crafton; his mother, Pamela (Rowlett) Chamberlain, and his step-father, John Chamberlain; his father, Wayne Crafton, and his step-mother, Penelope (Brewer) Crafton; his step-brother David Chamberlain, his step-brother Matthew Chamberlain, and his sister Tiffany (Crafton) Eastep (Aaron); his step-children Makenzie Rose Hathorn, Braxton Cade Hathorn, Lucy Kathryn Higginbotham; and his niece, Mackenzie Mathis. Joshua also leaves behind numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
There will be a time of visitation with the family from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, at Hermitage Funeral Home. A Memorial Celebration of Life will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the Tulip Grove Room at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Joshua's memory to the Nashville Rescue Mission, 639 Lafayette Street, Nashville, TN 37203 (https://nashvillerescuemission.org/ways-to-give/donate-now/).
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