Guy Crouch, Jr., 89, a lifelong farmer and long-time harness racing participant died on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Tipton Hospital in Tipton, Indiana
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Guy had served as Madison Township Trustee and had also served as a Tipton County Councilman. He was a member of the Tipton Community School Board and president of the Tipton County Livestock Breeders Association.
Guy was a ringmaster of the Tipton County 4-H livestock shows for many years and a strong supporter of the 4-H program. He was an active member of the Hazel Dell Friends church, serving in many capacities. He was a kind and loving husband and father.
Survivors besides his wife Louise include four children; Sherry Beach and husband Larry, Winamac, Kentuckiana Farms' Tom Crouch and wife Betty, Lexington, Kentucky, Dan Crouch and wife Jane, Lisle, Illinois and Ann Swift, Tipton; 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter; one brother, Max Crouch, Tipton and several nieces and nephews.
Guy was preceded in death by four brothers, Ed, Clarence, Maurice and Bob Crouch; three sisters, MariLou Downs, and Ruth and Patti Crouch and one grandson.
Funeral services for Guy will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 30 at the Hazel Dell Friends Church, 4017 E. 300 N., Windfall with David Freelan presiding. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Tipton. Visitation will be from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday at Young-Nichols Funeral Home, Tipton, and from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the church.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Hazel Dell Friends Church, 4017 E. 300 N., Windfall, Indiana, 46076.
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