JOEL MATTHEW CROUCH

OBITUARY FOR JOEL MATTHEW CROUCH CROUCH, Joel Matthew, age 50, was born December 2, 1963 in Middletown, Ohio. He went to spend eternity with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ on September 5, 2014. Joel loved the Lord so much, and he loved to praise and glorify Him. Joel started singing gospel songs when he was a small child. By the time he reached his teens, he was singing in various churches, playing the piano and guitar and composing beautiful gospel songs. Joel was very talented. The Lord blessed him with a beautiful gift. Joel was a very friendly person. He made friends easily, and he never saw a stranger. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to to anyone who needed it. He was always a generous person who was willing to share with others. He believed in giving. Joel enjoyed cooking, and he was a very good cook. He enjoyed feeding people, and of course, he enjoyed the compliments he received about his culinary skills. Joel was also an avid reader, and he preferred literature which was spiritually beneficial. He loved the Holy Bible. When he was nineteen years of age, he attended Holmes Bible College for several months, and he has fond memories of the time he spent there. When Joel was nine months old he started calling me “Mommoy”. I am his mother, and I still enjoy hearing him call me “Mommoy”. We love Joel so much, and we miss him so much! We know that he is in a better place now, but we are devastated over his death. There is a void which cannot be filled. We are looking forward to that wonderful blessed time when we are going to be together again. Although Joel is a fifty year old man, he will always be my blue-eyed baby boy, and I will always be his “Mommoy”. Joel was preceded in death by his father, Ollie Lee Crouch, his brother, Bishop Daniel Lee Crouch, his paternal grandparents, Charles and Mary Crouch, and his maternal grandparents, Lloyd and Sylvia Patrick. He is survived by his mother, Mildred Ann (Patrick) Crouch; his daughter, Ashley Erinn Crouch; his brother, Timothy David (Pamela) Crouch; three nieces; one nephew; three grand nieces and three grand nephews. Visitation will be Monday, September 15, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St., Middletown, followed by services at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Larry Hayes officiating. Interment will be at Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Ohio. Arrangements by Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St., Middletown. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.herr-riggs.com

JOEL MATTHEW CROUCH

December 2, 1963 - September 5, 2014