Published: May 09, 2008 07:39 am            

James W. Crouch, 93

James W. Crouch, 93, passed away May 6, 2008, in Westminster Village North in Indianapolis.

He was born September 4, 1914, in Suddith, Ky., to Claude and Ida Crouch. He had four sisters, Martha Bashaw, Anna Mae Crouch, Ada Ross and Barbara Rhodes. Jim grew up farming in Kentucky, where he married his first wife, Beulah Donithan, with whom he had a daughter, Anna Ruth. Beulah passed away at a young age. Jim and his daughter then moved to Ohio, where Jim worked first for Mose Cohen Trucking and then for Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. He met and married Mona Maxine Rose in 1943, settled in Franklin Ohio, and together they had two daughters Irene and Betty. Jim worked for the Frigidaire Division of General Motors in Dayton, Ohio, for 30 years. In 1989, Jim and Mona moved to Berea, Ky., where she passed away in 1999 after 56 years of marriage. After his family, Jim’s three greatest enjoyments were fishing, pitching horseshoes and bowling. Shortly after moving to Berea, Jim began to volunteer at Saint Joseph’s Hospital several days a week. Not only would he man the hospitality desk, but he became fondly known as the “paper boy” because he delivered the local newspaper and outside mail to the patients. He also bowled annually for the Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraiser. Jim moved to Westminster Village North in Indianapolis in November 2007. Jim’s family and friends will always remember first and foremost, his fabulous smile, which lit his entire face and made everyone else smile at the same time. Although Jim was often shy and quiet, he had a sense of humor that could burst forth at any given moment and when he laughed, he laughed from head to toe. He was the kindest, most caring, most loving and non-judgmental man who believed and instilled in his daughters that they could do anything in life they wanted and that he would always be there for them.

Jim is survived by: his three daughters, Anna Ruth Henderson of Russellville, Ohio, Dr. Irene Minor–McCallum (Stephen) of Indianapolis, Ind., and Betty A. Boison of Rorschach, Switzerland; three grandsons, Harold Keith Henderson of Warsaw, Ind., James Kevin Henderson of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Jason T. Minor of Austin, Texas; two great-grandchildren, Bryan Henderson and Ashley Henderson of Russellville, Ohio; and one sister, Barbara Rhodes (Dorsey) of Kokomo, Ind.

Visitation will be at Davis and Powell Funeral Home, 616 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY 40403, Sunday, May 11, 2008, from 4 to 6 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at Union Church, Berea, Ky., at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 12, 2008.

If you wish to make a donation in lieu of flowers, please contribute to Big Brothers Big Sisters.

The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to the staff at Westminster Village North for the kind and loving care they provided.

        

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