Arnold Crouse

Arnold I. Crouse, age 92 of Callaway and formerly of Marion, VA, went to be with the Lord Sunday, September 26, 2010. Mr. Crouse was born August 3, 1918 in Smyth County, VA. He was the sweetest, kindest and dearest man. He will be missed by his wife Virginia Crouse; daughter & son-in-law Vickie and Eddie Smith; grandson Jacob Smith; brother and sister-in-law Algie and Patsy Crouse; nephew William Crouse and wife Joyce; step-children Bonnie Shelton, Donna Curry, Mike Chitwood; twenty-one grandchildren and great-grandchildren; daughter Sharon Crouse Chase and family, of Marion. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the American Heart Association. Funeral services will be conducted from Conner Bowman Funeral Chapel 11:00 a.m. Wednesday with Dr. William Shively officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Roanoke. His family will be receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Conner Bowman Funeral Home & Crematory, Rt. 220 @ Wirtz Rd. Rocky Mount. (540)334-5151. www.connerbowman.com