William H. Crouch

William Howard Crouch died on Friday, May 3, 2002 at his home in Queenstown, MD after a long illness, while surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Crouch was born in Worton on February 26, 1924, the son of the late William B. "Loose" Crouch and Mary Louise Geiser Crouch-King. He attended Chestertown High School and on Sept. 4, 1943 he married Gladys Laura Stant of Queenstown. He joined the U.S. Army and served in World War II, landing at Normandy Beach. He was in the 204 Anti-Aircraft Division. Early in his employment he worked with his father at Queenstown Motor Company. He later became a master electrician and plumber and worked for many local contractors. In 1967, he became maintenance foreman for the Queen Anne''s County Board of Education, retiring in 1986. He was a member of V.F.W. Post 7464 in Grasonville, an Honorary Life Member of Queenstown Volunteer Fire Company and a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church in Queenstown. In addition to his wife, Mr. Crouch is survived by two daughters, Vivian A. Crouch McClyment and Sue Ellen Crouch Lagno, both of Queenstown and sons-in-law, Donald M. McClyment and Fred Lagno, also of Queenstown; two granddaughters, Melanie Diane McClyment of Denton and Hannah Sue Lagno of Queenstown; a brother, Lee King and a sister-in-law, Eloise King of Grasonville; one sister, Nancy K. Wright of Stevensville; a brother-in-law, Albert Stant and a sister-in-law, Jean M. Stant, both of Queenstown. The family will receive relatives and friends on Monday, May 6, 2002 from 7 - 9 PM at the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, Centreville. Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at 1:00 PM. Interment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Easton, MD. Mr. Crouch will be remembered as a person you could call to get something fixed. His hobbies were cabinetry, woodworking, building doll houses (he would donate to local charities), aviation, amateur inventing, family and cats. The famly requests that contributions be directed to the Hospice of Queen Anne''s Inc., 300 Del Rhodes Avenue, Queenstown, MD 21658 or to the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Company, P.O. Box 118, Queenstown, MD 21658.