Mr. Eugene "Gene" W. Crouch, 98, of Batesville, MS, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017, at his home.

Mr. Crouch, a retired contractor and cattleman, was born on September 27, 1918 in Batesville, MS to The Late James Monroe Crouch and Edna Bankston Crouch. He was a lifelong member of Pisgah Methodist Church and served on the board of Farm Bureau for many years. He loved the outdoors and gardening.

Mr. Crouch leaves behind his loving family which includes his daughters, Patricia C. Prince, Barbara C. Pound, and Brenda C. Brown; one sister, Lucille C. Inman; five grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren and six great- great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 73 years, Clarene Crouch, one sister, three brothers, one grandchild, and his parents.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 2pm in the chapel of Dickins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation will be held in the funeral home on Tuesday from 1pm until service time at 2pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pisgah Cemetery, c/o Barbara Pound, 4124 Sardis Lake Dr., Batesville, MS 38606.

Dickins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.