Jimmie Dean Crewse

Jimmie Dean Crewse, son of the late Edward Johnson and Hattie Jane (Greenlee) Crewse, was born Aug. 12, 1936, in Astoria. He passed from this life Oct. 3, 2024, in Mountain Grove, at the age of 88. Jimmie worked at the Fordick factory in Mountain Grove until being drafted by the United States Army. Jimmie served in the Army from November 1959 to February 1962. Following his honorable discharge, Jimmie came back home and began working for HD Lee in Houston, Missouri. Jimmie attended the Number One Free Will Baptist Church of Huggins, where he was a long-time member and served as pianist for several years.
Besides his parents, Jimmie was preceded in death by four brothers, Ival, John, Billy and Howard Crewse; two sisters, Audra Shelley and Dorothy Morrow; and one infant sister. Jimmie is survived by three brothers, Ancil Crewse and wife, Marilyn, Floyd Crewse and wife, Lorene, and Fines Crewse and wife, Blanche, all of Huggins; one sister, Imogene Hamilton, of Cabooli; numerous nephews and nieces; and many other relatives and friends who will miss him greatly. Services for Jimmie Crewse will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home of Mountain Grove with Bro. David Leighty officiating. Special songs will be “In The Garden,” “What Will I Leave Behind” and “Go Rest High On That Mountain.” Rick Williams, Kevin Hamilton, David Crewse, Lloyd Crewse, Ancil Crewse and Floyd Crewse will serve as pallbearers. Burial will be in the Union Chapel Cemetery of Graff under the direction of the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home of Mountain Grove. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Union Chapel Cemetery in memory of Jimmie. Online condolences: www.craighurttfuneralhome.com.