Beulah Crouse

October 6, 1920 - March 31, 2019

Beulah (Boo) Estep Crouse age 98 of 1418 Spicer Mountain Road, Sparta, NC passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Grayson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Independence, Virginia. Boo was born October 6, 1920 in Alleghany County to the late Lundy Estep and Lura Black Estep. In addition to her parents, she was also proceeded in death by her beloved husband, Herman J. Crouse and a brother, Walter Estep. She graduated high school and was valedictorian of her class. Boo was well known for her hard work ethic and independence. Boo was much more than a homemaker; she worked on the farm alongside her husband for years, tending chickens and milking cows. She loved to garden, cook and make quilts. She always had a pot cooking on the stove and no one ever left her house hungry. She was well known for her rolls and fried apple pies, along with numerous other dishes. She was a life time member of the local VFW Auxiliary Post #7034 and loved going to their monthly meetings. Boo loved to travel and was always ready to go on a trip. Her grandchildren were the highlight of her life and she was always available for them. She is survived by three daughters, Patty Harris, Wanda Hamm and husband Bob, and Carol Crouse, all of Sparta; six grandchildren, Jennie Andrews and husband Daryl, Jamie Harris, Julie Harris, LeAnn Edwards and husband Barry, Travis Hamm and wife Becky and Kati Pressly and husband J.P.; ten great-grandchildren, Abbie Andrews, Caitlin Andrews, Casey Hash and husband Avery, Paige Gentry and husband Dakota, Travis Hamm, Jr., Logan Edwards, Shea Edwards, Journey Hamm, Elias Hamm and Griffin Shough; two great-great grandchildren, Walker Hash and Jake Gentry; several nieces and nephews also survive. The family requests the honor of your presence at the funeral service to celebrate the life of Boo Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11:00 am at the chapel at Grandview Funeral Home with Reverend Roy Houser officiating . Interment will follow at Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in the Stratford community. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and other times at the home of Bob and Wanda Hamm at 21 Royal Lake Drive in Sparta. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the local VFW Auxiliary Post #7034, c/o Jackie Edwards, 345 New Haven Road, Sparta, NC 28675 or Antioch Cemetery Fund, c/o Tom Atwood, 1952 Hwy 21, Sparta, NC 28675. The family would like to extend special thanks to the staff of Grayson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home is proudly serving the Crouse family and if you wish, online condolences may be submitted to the family at www.grandviewfuneralhome.com.