Alice  Wilcher Crouse

March 16, 1918 – Oct. 14, 2016

Alice Elizabeth Wilcher Crouse, 98, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 14, 2016, at Wesley Village. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Crouse, Sr., and was a faithful accompanist for Evangelistic meetings for more than 50 years. Survivors include her daughter, Carolyn Crouse McLendon, Pensacola, FL, and her son, Joseph Louis (Barbara) Crouse, Jr.-Wilmore, KY. Her brother, Dr. Charles W. (Mildred) Wilcher, Sr., Vandalia, OH; her granddaughter Anne Elizabeth McLendon; three grandsons, Joseph Louis (Natalie) Crouse, III; Michael Ferrell Crouse; Thomas Andrew (Melissa) McLendon. She had five great grandchildren, and many nephews and nieces. Services will be held at noon on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Wilmore Free Methodist Church. Visitation is from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, October 21 and from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the church. Burial follows the service at Wilmore Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Asbury University Ignite Fund or Wilmore Free Methodist Church Building Fund.