Sidney CROUCH
Norman P CROUCH
Frederick S CROUCH
John R CROUCH
Bessie CROUCH
[1033] 1919 Jan 11 Middletown Transcript: "This town and community was shocked on Saturday last when news reached here that John S. Crouch, on of the best known and most popular men in the country had died suddenly in Wilmington. He was stricken with vertigo while shopping at Lippincott and Company's store about eleven o'clock, and died in an ambulance while being hurried to the Delaware Hospital. He was aged 72 years, but was a well preserved man apparently some years younger. He had been afflicted with kidney trouble but appeared to be unusually well and cheerful just before he was stricken, and his sudden death was a great shock to the members of his family and his hundred of friends. He was at the office of his son in the County Building on Friday afternoon chatting with people in the office in his usual good spirits. He had only moved to Wilmington with his family on October 10th of the past year and lived at 2216 Washington Street. He was born in Odessa but most of his life was spent in Middletown where he was connected with the Citizen's National Bank, now the Delaware Trust Company, for nearly half a century. He became cashier of the bank in 1881 and served in that capacity until 1917 when he retired. Previous to being make cashier he had served some years as clerk and teller. While he never held or sought public office, Mr. Crouch had been a Republican all his life. He was a trustee of both the Forest Presbyterian Church and the Middletown Academy. Since removing to Wilmington, he had sent in his resignation to each, but because of his long faithful years of service the trustees of both the church and academy refused to accept his resignation. Mr Crouch is survived by his wife, three sons, and one Daughter. Mrs. Crouch was a daughter of the late Captain Samuel Pennington of this town, his children are : Frederick S. a Clerk in the office of the recorder of Deeds; Norman P clerk of the Orphan's court and Register in Chancery; John R Crouch and Mrs. Bessie Collins of Carney's Point, NJ."
[1031] [S6] Middletown Transcript
[1032] [S9] Tombstone Forest Cemetery, Middletown DE
[15324] [S65] DE Archives Marriage Card file
[15325] vol 39 p 131 May 2 1875
[15326] [S6] Middletown Transcript
[13251] [S107] Familysearch.org
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