Mary Frances Crutcher

Mrs. Mary Frances Williams Crutcher, 83, of Madisonville, KY passed away at 10:35 P.M., Thursday, October 22, 2009 at The Paragon in Madisonville. \ She was born September 1, 1926 in Lakeworth, FL to the late Hugh Thomas Williams and the late Vera Mae Boze Williams Stearsman. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Charles B. Crutcher, infant daughter, Carolyn Kaye Crutcher and step father Roscoe Stearsman. \ Mrs. Crutcher attended Western Kentucky University earning a B.A. and M.A. degrees in elementary education and library science. She taught six years at Grapevine Elementary and twenty three years in the Earlington School system. She was also a librarian in both Earlington and St. Charles schools. \ She was a lifetime member of the National Education Association and Historical Society of Hopkins County. She was an elder and member of the Earlington First Christian Church. Mrs. Crutcher was also a Kentucky Colonel. \ She is survived by three daughters, Faye Crawford Phillips of Benton, KY; Theresa Crutcher Melton of Madisonville and Reba Crutcher Qualls of Florida; one son, Charles Calvin Crutcher of Minnesota; one brother, Hubert Williams of Madisonville; six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. \ Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Bro. Kim Hudson and Bro. Jack Holt officiating. Burial will follow in Grapevine Cemetery in Madisonville. \ Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Friday, October 23, 2009 at the funeral home and noon until the service time on Saturday. \ Memorial Contributions may take the form of donation to the Earlington First Christian Church or the American Heart Association. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \