Paul Ringgold Crouse

Paul R. Crouse died at his home on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. He was 84. Born on July 19, 1927 in Rock Hall, MD, he was the son of the late, Harry Gibble and Martha Amanda Zeigler Crouse. He grew up in Ridgely and later worked for Pete Spence as a brick layer. In 1946 he joined the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1947. He remained in the Army Reserves until 1951 when he was stationed in Germany during the Korean Conflict. He returned home in 1953 after being honorably discharged. On November 21, 1953 he married the former, Myrtle L. Middleton and they resided in Centreville. He worked as a truck driver for the Latex Corporation for four years. In 1958, he began his career as a Correctional Officer, working at the Patuxent Institution in Jessup, MD. In 1959, he began with Sandy Point Correctional facility and later with Old Point located on Kent Island. After Old Point’s closing in 1964, he worked at Church Hill Correctional Facility until retiring in 1986. After retirement, he and his wife traveled the country for 3 years, then settling down back home in Ridgely. In 2001, they made their home in Queen Anne. Mr. Crouse is a member of the American Legion, VFW, Moose Lodge, Queen Anne and Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Companies and the Maryland Classified Employee Association. Mr. Crouse and his wife, Myrtle, have three children, R. Gary Crouse and his wife, Brenda, Robert J. Crouse and Linda Sue Chalupa and her husband, John; a sister, Mary C. Wharton of Easton; six grandchildren, Misdee (Thomas) Stallings, Sarah (John) Milbourne, Molly (Chris) Mullen, Brandon (Jen) Hopkins, Amanda (Chris) Morgan, Ashley Chalupa (Brandon Harris) and 7 great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was pre-deceased by a sister, Edna Shearer; four brothers, Harry Crouse, Jr., Russell Crouse, Frank Crouse and Glenn Crouse. Memorial services will be held at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Centreville, MD on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 11:00 AM. Memorial donations may be made to the Queen Anne-Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 226, Queen Anne, MD 21657 or to the Hillsboro-Queen Anne's United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 256, Queen Anne, MD 21657.

Paul Ringgold Crouse

July 19, 1927 - August 23, 2011