. Ann Crawford Gresham Crouch, 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday,
March 27, 2024 in Wilmington, NC.

Ann was born in Beulaville, NC on June 15, 1936 to Amos Walter Gresham and Annie Louise Crawford Gresham, whose
ancestors had deep North Carolina roots.

Annie Louise, a French teacher in Beulaville, passed away in the Sanford Sanitorium when Ann was two years old.
Her father Amos "Uncle Walter" Gresham never remarried.

She was sent to Williamston, NC to be raised by her Crawford family until her early teens. Her Aunt and Uncle, Roland Cornelius and Estelle Crawford took a particular interest in her upbringing, and that of her children. Ann was always proud of her kin in Beulaville and Williamston. She later moved back to Beulaville to live with her father, grandfather, brother, and extended Gresham family, where
she graduated from Beulaville High School.

Ann was a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the Confederacy.

Ann married Linwood Bullock in 1953, with whom she had three loving children, John Charleton Bullock, Page Bullock Dunn, and Dorothy Bullock Playforth.

Ann spent her career as an administrator for Cumberland County Schools, whom she faithfully served for over 30 years, receiving awards in recognition of her dedication and work ethic. She spent the majority of her life in Fayetteville, NC, where she raised her three children. Ann was a modern woman in her time, respected by her peers, and adored as matriarch of the large family she created.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Roger Crouch, Jr., a brother, John Gresham, and a granddaughter, Ashley Leigh Renfrow. Ann will be laid to rest next to her father and mother, grandparents, great grandparents, and great great grandparents in the John William Gresham Cemetery on the corner of Jackson and E. Church Street in Beulaville, NC ..

She will be dearly missed by many, and her memory will serve as a call to her descendants to serve God faithfully and love one another as she loved us. Ann Gresham Crouch was a proud daughter of North Carolina.
"She is but asleep."

Funeral Service:

Saturday, March 30, 2024

2:00 PM

With visitation at 1:00 PM

Community Funeral Home of Beulaville, NC

Interment:

Gresham Family Cemetery, Beulaville, NC

Community Funeral Home of Beulaville is honored to serve the Crouch family.