MARY LOUISE CROUCH (BLACK) WAS BORN ON 9-14-1940 TO ARVEL LEE BLACK AND ANNIE
LOUISE BLACK (FULLER) IN CHATTANOOGA TN.

SHE ATTENDED CHATTANOOGA CITY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1958. SHE THEN ATTENDED BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NURSING SCHOOL WHERE SHE GRADUATED AS A REGISTERED NURSE. SHE PROCEEDED TO WORK AT WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOR 35 YEARS AND THEN RETIRED AND WENT ON TO WORK FOR TRADITIONS HOSPICE FOR 10 YEARS. SHE WAS SUCH A COMPASSIONATE CARING NURSE TO ALL THOSE THAT WERE BLESSED TO HAVE HER CARE FOR THEM.

SHE LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORIES HER HUSBAND OF 54 YEARS, KEN CROUCH, HER SONS, DAVID, CRAIG, STEVE (HEATHER), AND DAUGHTER LORI. SHE ALSO LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORIES MANY GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT CHILDREN THAT SHE LOVED DEARLY AND WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ALL OF THEM.  AS HER ELDEST GRANDSON, JACOB, SAID SHE WAS A SAINT AND SHARED LUKE 1:46-49 AND MARY SAID "MY SOUL GLORIFIES THE LORD AND MY SPIRIT REJOICES IN GOD MY SAVIOR,
FOR HE HAS BEEN MINDFUL OF THE HUMBLE STATE OF HIS SERVANT. FROM NOW ON ALL
GENERATIONS WILL CALL ME BLESSED"

SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HER SISTER, HELEN CARVER; BROTHER-IN-LAW AND SISTER-IN-LAW - RANDY AND ANN CROUCH; NEPHEW - NEAL (JOURDAN AND JAMES) CROUCH; 8 GRANDCHILDREN AND 3 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

WE KNOW SHE WAS A HUMBLE SERVANT AND DEFINITELY BY OUR LORDS SIDE. SHE WILL BE ALL OF OUR GUARDIAN ANGEL FROM HERE ON OUT.

MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH - 525 W. DOUGLAS, WICHITA, KS. 67213 ON JANUARY 30TH @ 11AM