Doyt M. Crouch, 81, Rockford, died at 2:10 p.m. Aug. 16, 2010, at his home.

He was born July 1, 1929, to Ray and Jennie Shaffer Crouch. On Nov. 18, 1950, he married Carolyn Jackson, who survives.

Also surviving is a son, Robert M. Crouch, Ferndale, Mich.; two daughters, Rebecca (Mick) Downey, Mendon, and Brenda (Terry) Henning, St. Marys; three brothers, Dale (Eileen) Crouch and John (Carol) Crouch, both of Tipp City, and Jack Crouch, Newark; two sisters, Marilyn Roebuck, Lima, and Judy Cummins, Columbus; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Deceased is a brother, Carl Crouch.

He was a 1949 graduate of Rockford High School and retired from the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in St. Marys. He was a member of the St. John's Lutheran Hopewell Church in Celina and the American Legion Post 508 in Rockford.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford, the Rev. Debra Domeier officiating. Burial with military services are at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials can be made to the church or the Community Health Professionals of Celina.

Condolences can be left at ketchamripley.com.