CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF A TRUE KING Deacon Howard G. Crutchfield Jr. Sunrise May 31, 1935 Sunset November 16, 2017 OBITUARY Deacon Howard Gene Crutchfield, Jr.(crutch) was born May 31, 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the first born of the late Rev. Howard G. and Jean (Grant) Crutchfield. Howard graduated from North College Hill High School in 1953 and studied pre-med for 2 years at Miami University. Howard was a member of the 1st Baptist church of West College Hill where he married the love of his life, Roberta (Bert) Matthews on November 10, 1962. They were married for 55 years. In 1968, they both joined 1st Baptist Church of Kennedy Heights. He served faithfully as a choir member, on the Usher and Trustee board., kitchen committee, and Deacon board. He had a talent for many things, but was a master at: cooking, eating, fishing, golfing, talking on the phone, gardening, yelling, arguing, telling people what to do, cussing Trump out, watching sports, telling stories of his past, and most of all- covering and providing for his family. FAMILY Survived by: Spouse: His Queen, Roberta (Bert) Louise Crutchfield, Children: Brian Crutchfield (Crystal), Gina Crutchfield and Nicole Lee. Grand-Children: Davia and Malcolm Crutchfield, Darius, Dejah and Devin Gallagher. Siblings: Anthony Crutchfield, Carol Ann Cooper, Mary Beverly Young, and Valenda Deveraux. Curliss and Douglas Crutchfield both preceded him in death.) Host of nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws, church members and friends. "The Core of Who Howard Crutchfield Was" By Bert "When I met Howard, he asked me to walk with him through the "Sub" (West College Hill) asking for donations for one of the neighbors in need. I asked him, "Why are you doing this?", Howard said, "This is what my father taught me, you see a need and you help!" Howard had no problem asking others to help him help those in need. He would ask his family, friends, co-workers, Kroger's, Benken Florist and Hardware and other stores in the neighborhood. And if the President would walk by, he'd ask him too! Whatever the need was, whether it was to feed people, bail people out of jail, pay someone's rent, gas and electric bills, water bills, car notes, school tuition, gas and tires for the car, retirements, church anniversaries, Pastor's anniversaries, choir concerts, or if you just needed a sandwich, - WHATEVER the need was, if you asked Howard Crutchfield, he saw to it that it got done!" WORDS FROM THE HEART "Pop, Thank You, for the example you were on how a man is supposed to love, support and care for his family. The sacrifices you made were incalculable. Your imprint on this family will last for generations to come. Thank You, Strong Man, My Best Friend." ~Love Brian "Dad, my father, my friend, my role model. Thank you, dad, for being my role model of what a man is- one who loves his family and one who could be depended upon. Nighty night until tomorrow." ~ Love Gina "Dad, your strength within me has allowed me to handle and take control of situations and circumstances without fear. Thank you for showing your love by providing and being a covering for me and my children. See you in my dreams!" ~ Love Nicole "Dearest Papa, everything seemed to flow from you so effortlessly, with such conviction. Your boldness is admirable. You epitomized authenticity, and thinking of you encourages me to move more confidently as my truest self in this world. I am loving you forever and a day. Always, Your JiveTurkey." ~ Love Davia "Papa, you have impacted my life as a young man. One thing that I will always cherish from you is that FAMILY is the most essential value that you can have in life. You are my guardian angel and I will never stop loving you. Farewell to your next chapter." ~ Love Darius "Papa, I love you so much. Our relationship was different but also special to me, something I think only we could understand. I appreciate EVERYTHING you have done for us. A loving King never to be forgotten." ~ Love Dejah "Papa, you were a teacher, gentle, strong, funny, annoying, caring and loving King. But most importantly, my grandFATHER. You will never be gone in my eyes, you just moved on to the next chapter of what we call life. Thank you for holding us down always." ~ Love Devin "Howard (Dad), was the living definition of father who loved God. He was such a pillar of strength, love, courage, and boldness. Everything that he put his hands to do he did it with excellence, love and care. Our relationship was a special one. He taught me love, living, giving and forgiveness." ~ Love Crystal "Papa, you always went above and beyond to give love and support to your family. You made sure your presence was felt. You were a king, a warrior, a friend, our pillar, our foundation, our provider, our light, our guide. You taught us how to stand, fall, get back up again, and keep moving forward with our heads held high. I will hold onto you, and honor your legacy. I love you (more) baby boy, You are forever missed" ~Love Malcolm ORDER OF SERVICE November 25, 2018 The Organ Prelude Scripture Prayer Selection: "In the Garden" Barbara Belcher Ack. Of cards & resolution: Lottie Reid Selection: "total praise" choir Reflections: Reading of obituary (silently). Brief comments from: church family (Dea. Ernest Carney), Family friend (Dr. Violet Nichols), family (Brian Crutchfield) Soloist: Marie Murray Eulogy: Rev. Robert Harper, Pastor Benediction Recessional: "I'm going up yonder" PALLBEARERS Malcolm Crutchfield, Darius Gallagher, Devin Gallagher, Dwayne Crutchfield, Chris Thompson, Keith Thompson, Alden Thompson, Tim Thompson, Eric Crutchfield, Chance Crutchfield, Anthony Jamod Clark FAMILY PRAYER This prayer was written by the family of Howard Crutchfield and uplifted to God while he was in the hospital. The family would like to share this with you. "We as a Family agree and pray this prayer: In the name and thru the Power of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Holy Spirt take control of our circumstances, our situations and our conversations thru faith as we surrender our will to you this entire day. We as a Family pray that all forms of sickness, dis-ease, dis-order, and pain be removed from our Mind, Body and Spirit. We as a Family pray that God will restore strength to our Body and Joy to our Spirit, so that in our renewed health, we may bless and serve Him forever more. We as a Family agree and pray that God will pour His anointing of Divine Healing, Covering and Peace upon our Mind, Body and Spirit. We as a Family give God full permission to master our space of land and air surrounding us, protecting us from evil. We as a Family ask God to shower us with an Abundance in Wealth, Health, Love, Joy and Peace. We as a Family Pray for guidance to seek our God given Purpose and Walk in it, in Jesus' name, Amen!" ~The Crutchfield's "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his Righteousness; and ALL these things shall be added unto You". Matthew 6:33 Ecclesiastes 3:1-9 "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he labored?" As a tribute to the memory of Howard Crutchfield: "Be about your Father's business and help someone in need!"

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