Kenneth Earl Crutchfield

Kenneth Earl (Ken) Crutchfield, 72, of Advance passed away on November 11, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born November 9, 1938 in Forsyth County to Carl Carroway and Ruth Stanfield Crutchfield. Ken started school in Winston-Salem but graduated from Fairmont High School. He graduated from High Point University, where he was a proud member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, in 1961. After returning to Winston-Salem, he adopted Wake Forest University because of his love of their athletic program especially football. He was very involved with the Wake Forest Deacon Club, serving as president from 1981-83, and he mentored and befriended many athletes, coaches and supporters. An avid photographer, Ken often shared pictures of athletes with parents who weren't able to attend games. He also served two years as president of Wake Forest's Sportsmen's Club. Ken worked in the solid waste industry for 50 years. His career started when he was in college and he cleaned and painted Dempster Dumpsters during summer vacation. He worked in various areas with different companies but always maintained lasting friendships even with competitors in the industry. Ken loved people and loved talking to everyone he met. He truly never met a stranger and if he did he probably knew someone that the stranger knew. He was predeceased by his parents; two sisters, Carlotta Wilmoth and Evelyn Hawa; his step mother, Gladys Floyd Crutchfield; a step brother, Sonny Huffines and a step sister, Jane Britt. Ken is survived by Peggy, his wife of 49 years and their three children, Robin Broyhill of Hickory, Caroline Kear of Winston-Salem and Chip Crutchfield and wife, Shea , of Clemmons; six grandchildren, Christian Broyhill and Paul Hunt Broyhill of Hickory, Jeffrey Alspaugh of Winston-Salem, Katie Kear of Winston-Salem and Trey Crutchfield and Spencer Crutchfield of Clemmons. Also surviving are brothers, Charles (Anne) Crutchfield of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Tom (Robbie) Crutchfield of Poplar Bluff, MO and sister, Nancy (Knox) Wherry of Greenville, SC. Being from a family of six children, Ken leaves behind many nieces and nephews and their children that he was always very close to. It was Ken's wish that his body go to the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Bequeathal Program. Visitation with the family will be held following a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Hayworth Miller Kinderton Chapel. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, that lasting memorials go to Wake Forest Deacon Club Student Athlete Scholarship Fund 499 Deacon Blvd. Winston-Salem, NC 27105 or to the NC ABC Development School for Children with Autism in honor of Spencer Crutchfield, 3904 Old Vineyard Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27014. Online condolences may be made to www.hayworth-miller.com

Memorials:
Wake Forest Deacon Club Student Athlete Scholarship Fund 499 Deacon Blvd. Winston-Salem, NC 27105 or to the NC ABC Development School for Children with Autism in honor of Spencer Crutchfield, 3904 Old Vineyard Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27014

Visitation:
03:00pm - 12:00am on November 14, 2010 at Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel

Service:
Service at 02:00pm on November 14, 2010 at Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel