9/10/2006
Melvin Ray Crouse
BURLINGTON — Melvin Ray Crouse , 80, formerly of Chestnut St., went home to be with the Lord Saturday, September 9, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Irene Barnes Crouse and son of the late Lester M. and Lelia Gerringer Crouse .
Mr. Crouse was a W.W. II Army veteran and was retired from AT&T where he was a member of the Communication Workers of America. He was a member of People’s Memorial Christian Church and a member of the Light Bearers Sunday school class. He was a Hospice Volunteer and delivered Meals on Wheels.
He is survived by his son, Bobby Ray Crouse and his wife Sylvia; stepson, Larry Alton Barnes; sister, Alma Mae Wright; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife; a daughter, Linda Carol Crouse ; his parents; a sister, Ilene Baker; and brothers, Clair Crouse and Roy Crouse .
The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, September 11, 2006 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. John Shields. The family will receive friends from 12 to 12:45 p.m. prior to the funeral and at other times at the home of the son, Bobby, at 2515 Watt Dr., Burlington.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
info@lowefuneralhome.com [4799]
7/5/2003
Irene Barnes Crouse
BURLINGTON — Irene Barnes Crouse, 79, of 315 Chestnut St., died Thursday, July 3, 2003 at the Hospice Home.
She was a native of Warren County and the daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Hadie Loy Barnes.
She is survived by her husband Melvin Ray Crouse. Irene was a member of Peoples Memorial Christian Church and the Ladies Bible Class. She was a homemaker and devoted to her family and church. Survivors include her husband of the home, sons and daughter-in-law, Bobby Ray and Sylvia Crouse and Larry Alton Barnes all of Burlington; four grandchildren, four great grandchildren, sister, Margaret Tingen of Burlington; brothers, George Barnes of Statesville and Sam Barnes of Chesapeake, Virginia.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Linda Carol Crouse and a brother, Arthur Lee Barnes, Jr.
The funeral services will be held on Monday, July 7, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel and burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the funeral home and other times at the home.
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Irene Barnes Crouse
BURLINGTON — Irene Barnes Crouse, 79, of 315 Chestnut St., died Thursday, July 3, 2003 at the Hospice Home.
She was a native of Warren County and the daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Hadie Loy Barnes.
She is survived by her husband Melvin Ray Crouse. Irene was a member of Peoples Memorial Christian Church and the Ladies Bible Class. She was a homemaker and devoted to her family and church. Survivors include her husband of the home, sons and daughter-in-law, Bobby Ray and Sylvia Crouse and Larry Alton Barnes all of Burlington; four grandchildren, four great grandchildren, sister, Margaret Tingen of Burlington; brothers, George Barnes of Statesville and Sam Barnes of Chesapeake, Virginia.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Linda Carol Crouse and a brother, Arthur Lee Barnes, Jr.
The funeral services will be held on Monday, July 7, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel and burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the funeral home and other times at the home.
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