Jozelle Crouch went home to be with the Lord, February 15, 2011. She was born to George and Betty Carrell Oglesbee on June 20, 1916 in Saratoga, Texas. Jozelle married Nova Crouch in December of 1941 and they moved to Markham, Texas in 1950 along with their son, Charles. She continued to live in their home in Markham until she moved to the Legacy complex in January of 2001, where she lived until her death. Jozelle was active in First Baptist Church of Markham until moving to Bay City. At that time she became a member of First Baptist Church of Bay City, where she enjoyed worshiping and fellowshipping with other members there, until the time that her health would not permit her to attend.
Jozelle was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her step-son, Huey Dean Crouch; step-grandson, Rick Crouch; her brothers, Clyde, Claude and Clint Oglesbee, and her sisters, Maud Bracken, and Druzelle Brown. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Carolyn Crouch of Sweeny; daughter-in-law, Nancy Crouch of Liberty; granddaughter and her husband Phoebe and Mark Lincecum of Normangee; step-granddaughter Connie and her husband Bruce Burnham of Liberty; step-grandsons and their wives, Dale and Polly Wilhelm of Houston and Jon and Kim Wilhelm of Sweeny; great-grandchildren, Nash Lincecum, Van, Anna Beth, Amanda, Breanna, and Caden Wilhelm and Brooke Burnham. Jozelle is also survived by nieces, nephews and many friends.
The family will receive visitors on Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. A celebration of Jozelle's life will be held 2 p.m., Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Dr. Mike Zimmerman officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be C. W. Rush, Grady Quinney, Jerry Hemphill, Mark Lincecum, Dale Wilhelm, and Jon Wilhelm.
The family wishes to thank the staff of the Legacy Assisted Living, her second family, for the love and care of Jozelle over these last 10 years. Also, many thanks to the members of the "Barnabas Connection" of First Baptist Church of Bay City for their visits and encouragement. Dr. Mike Zimmerman has been a wonderful pastor, not to only Jozelle, but to her family as well, through this trying time. May God bless all of you who touched her life.