Ralph T. Crouch, Jr.

Ralph T. Crouch Jr., age 85, of Turnerville, Georgia passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2013.



Mr. Crouch was born on April 19, 1928, in Meriwether County; son of the late Ralph Toles Crouch Sr. and Bashie Frances Massengale Crouch. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and an ordained Deacon. Mr. Crouch was a member of Georgia Mountains Tres Dias and Northeast Georgia Cattlemen's Associations. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Mr. Crouch was the Senior Executive Vice President of Alexander Seewald Co., Inc, with 22 years of service and was the Co-Founder of Turkey Crest Farms.



Survivors include his loving wife of 62 years, Ira Williams Crouch, Turnerville; daughter and son-in-law, Beth and Danny Walker, Woodstock; sons and daughters-in-law, Ralph "Ray" T. Crouch III and Susan V. Crouch, Germantown, TN. and David Lawson and Teresa G. Crouch, Turnerville; brother, Harvey Jesse Crouch, Alpharetta; 6 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at The Torch Worship Center, Demorest, Georgia with Pastor Mike Franklin and Rev. Ron Glaze officiating. A private family interment will follow.



The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, October 14, 2013 and 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at The Torch Worship Center, 800 Cannon Bridge Road, Demorest, Georgia.



In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to, Georgia Mountains Tres Dias Scholarship Fund c/o Gail Drake, 2638 Waters Edge Drive, Gainesville, Georgia 30504 or Bethlehem Baptist Church c/o Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, P.O. Box 488 Clarkesville, Georgia 30523



Those wishing to express online condolences to the Crouch family may do so by visiting our website at www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.



Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia. (706) 778-1700