3/28/2008
Mr. Millard Lee Crouse
BURLINGTON — Mr. Millard Lee Crouse, 84, of 2832 Bellemont-Alamance Road, Burlington, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008, at 1:36 a.m. at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of the late Margaret Loy Crouse and son of the late Joseph Max Crouse and Fairy Graves Crouse. He was a retired Land Development Manager with Westminster Company and a lifelong farmer. A veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II, he served in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany and received eight Bronze Service Stars. He was a member of Alamance Lutheran Church and a Charter Member of the E.M. Holt Volunteer Fire Department serving as First Assistant Chief for over 20 years.
Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Dianne Kinney and husband, Tommy, of Greensboro; two sons, Mr. Barry Crouse and wife, Terri, and Mr. T.L. Crouse and wife, Gail, both of Burlington; one sister, Mrs. Martha Massey Swinney and husband, Al, of Burlington; five grandchildren, Susan Kinney, Stephanie Marotz, Emily Wells, Leanne Crouse and Max Crouse; and one greatgranddaughter, Kelli Marotz. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Vera Johnson.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Alamance Lutheran Church with the Rev. James D. Lockley officiating. Burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, and other times at the residence. The body will be placed in the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
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