Obituary of Patsy Crouse

MARION, VIRGINIA: PATSY PICKLE CROUSE, age 82, of Marion, VA passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at her home. Survivors include her husband of almost 56 years, Algie Gray Crouse of Marion, Virginia, nieces and spouses, Baja Conrad and husband Elliston, Alice Porterfield and husband Sonny, and Dottie Davis and husband Jerry, all of Abingdon, Virginia; Mona Hortenstine and husband Joel of Norcross, Georgia; Deborah Cameron of Cleveland, Ohio, Sandra Siegrist and husband Howard of Neward, Ohio, Amy Daley and husband Robert of Clyde, Ohio, and Beverly Downs and husband Denny of Boise, Idaho. Also surviving are nephews and spouses Carol (Larry) Bradley of Glade Spring, Virginia, Don Bradley and wife Jenny of Roanoke, Virginia, Michael Bradley and wife Alice of Knoxville, Tennessee, James Lambert and William Gary Lambert both of Reidsville, North Carolina, and Michael Cameron and his wife of Brunswick, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benton Crockett and Ollie Mae Trail Pickle, two sisters Lucille Bradley and husband Glen, Emma Gene Lambert of Reidsville, North Carolina, two brothers Clifford Pickle Cameron and wife Ruth, James Conley Pickle and wife Christine, and nephew, Larry Bradley of Glade Spring, Virginia. Patsy graduated from Marion High School in 1951, went to work as cashier for Parks Belk for one year and was then employed by the Lemmon Transport Company for thirty-two years. Both Patsy and Algie retired from Lemmon Transport in 1984. She was a member of the Pilot Club of Marion until it disbanded and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Marion. Patsy's family will receive friends at the Seaver-Brown Funeral Home in Marion Saturday, January 3, 2015 from 6 until 8 p.m. Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Reverend David Woody and Reverend Neville Mozingo officiating with burial to follow at Crouse-Wassum Family Cemetery on Wassum Valley Road in Smyth County. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 115 South Church Street, Marion, VA 24354 or to the Arthritis Foundation, 3805 Cutshaw Avenue Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23230. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Crouse Family.