Show NOTES SOTH anniversary I 1 V 40 S it II B CROUCH friends and relatives are invited to attend an open house reception f for or H B crouch between the hous of four and eight on thursday march 21 mr crouch at that time will greet the callers on his eightieth birthday anniversary he was born march 21 1666 in morgan county and except for two and one half years spent in the virginia mission of the church has resided here all his life ile he married josephine in in the logan T temple emple on oct 12 1887 and eleven children were born to this union seven now living mrs crouch died jan 31 1943 au 13 mr crouch was in the wholesale and retail meat business for over SO years and was president of the first national bank for 12 years he was a member of the state legislature in 1913 mayor of morgan city for one term and served as councilman and while in this office was instrumental in opening up the roads east cast of the county road for traffic and residential blocks ile he was stake president for the Y M M M I 1 A for about twelve years in the ward bishopric for fifteen years and a member of the high council for many years ile he and his family have filled five missions he has nineteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren five grandsons served their country during world war il II |