Jeane I. Crouse

Jeane Iliene Crouse, 93, of Mound City, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017, at Tiffany Heights Nursing Home in Mound City.
She was born April 20, 1924 in Forest City, Missouri, the daughter of Keith Dewey Foster and Carrie (Prussman) Foster, and graduated from Forest City High School.
On May 11, 1942, she married Robert “Bob” C. Crouse. This year, Jeane and Bob celebrated their 75 ^th wedding anniversary with family and friends.
The couple lived in St. Joseph for four years while Bob sold automobiles for his father at Harry Crouse Motors and served in the U.S. Army.
Following Bob’s discharge from the army, the couple opened Crouse Brothers Motors with Bob’s brother Paul and wife Ruth.  Jeane was the first secretary.  The couple purchased the business from Paul and Ruth in 1974 and changed the name to Crouse Motors.  In 1985, Jeane and Bob opened R & J Ford, which they operated for seventeen years.  They were in the automobile business for 58 years.
Jeane was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Keith “Coop” Foster, William “Bill” Foster, and Henry Royce Foster.
She is survived by her loving husband Bob; two children, Robert (Christina) Crouse, Jefferson City, Mo., and Deborah (Steven) Loucks, Mound City; three grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Family visitation: Thurs., Nov. 2, 2017, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Chamberlain Funeral Home, 1705 Ridge Drive, Mound City.
Funeral services: Fri., Nov. 3, 2017,  10:30 a.m.,  First Christian Church of Mound City, 403 East 5 ^th Street. Interment: Mount Hope Cemetery, Mound City.
Cards of condolences may be sent to Bob Crouse, 909 Savannah Street, P. O. Box 336, Mound City, Missouri 64470-0336. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the First Christian Church of Mound City or Mount Hope Cemetery Association.