Robert R. “Bob” Crump

Robert R. “Bob” Crump, long­time Ash­ley and Delaware County law enforce­ment offi­cer passed away peace­fully, Thurs­day (June 28, 2012) at Win­ter­song Vil­lage Care Cen­ter at the age of 79.

Born on June 27, 1933, in Point Pleas­ant, W.Va., to the late Char­lie and Blanche (Kin­naird) Crump, he had attended Willis High School and served in the U.S. Air Force dur­ing the Korean Con­flict in the mil­i­tary police. Bob mar­ried his beloved wife of 57 years, Mary C. Van Meter in 1954 and she sur­vives in Delaware. He retired from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy and cor­rec­tions offi­cer. Bob was one of the first deputies to incor­po­rate and orga­nize the cur­rent EMS ser­vice into Delaware County under the lead­er­ship of for­mer Sher­iff Eugene Jack­son. He also served as the for­mer Chief of Police for the vil­lage of Ash­ley, where he was most proud of his law enforce­ment accomplishments.

Bob was also a long-time meat cut­ter for the Kroger Com­pany as a journey-man before retir­ing upon his ill­ness. His last few years were focused on his church, the East Side Mis­sion and his endear­ing friend­ship with the Rev. Don­nie Akers, his fam­ily and espe­cially his great-grandson, Colton Barger whom was his bright light while fac­ing the chal­lenges of Downs Syndrome.

An out­doors man at heart, he was proud of his West Vir­ginia roots, enjoyed deer hunt­ing and a pas­sion for flower gar­den­ing. Quite in nature, he loved uncon­di­tion­ally. Always devoted to his work, he was hap­pi­est out­side, enjoy­ing camp­fires, roast­ing marsh­mal­lows and being with family.

Amongst all of his accom­plish­ments in life, his fam­ily was most proud of his men­tor­ing, pas­sion, expe­ri­ence and friend­ships to extended family.

A fact echoed in those who will serve as his pall­bear­ers whom he men­tored and are for­mer Ash­ley police­men: Rob Pen­rod, Bobby Laven­der, Brian Skip­worth and Bret Snouffer.

In addi­tion to his wife, he is also sur­vived by daugh­ters, Deb­o­rah (Mark) Crump-Crego of Delaware and Car­olyn Swank of Weath­er­ford, Texas; five grand­chil­dren, Heather Crump (Larry Cochran), John “Rob” Barger, Tara (Joe) Ross, Richard (Becci) Swank and Crys­tal McLain-Jones, 10 great-grandchildren, Aarika and Tyler Cochran, Colton and Starr Barger, Dar­rin and Alli­son Ross, Kai­ley and Kin­z­ley Swank, Dylan Jones and Lan­don Howard; brother, Roy (Car­rie) Crump of Ken­tucky; sis­ters, Phyl­lis (Jack) Howard of Ash­ley and Winifred Bauder of Ken­tucky; very spe­cial aunt and uncle, Tommy and Doris Crump of West­field; broth­ers and sis­ters in-law, Ron (Helen) Steele, Chester (Barb) Van­Meter and Bob (Vida) Gale; and many cousins and extended fam­ily and friends in the Delaware area.

He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; brother, Charles Ray Crump; and two for­mer sons-in-law, David “Mike” Barger and Michael “Weed” McLain.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Snyder-Rodman Funeral Cen­ter, 1510 W. William St. at Val­ley­side Drive, Delaware. Funeral ser­vices will be held at 11 a.m. Tues­day at East­side Mis­sion Church, 32 Joy Ave., Delaware, with the Rev. Don­nie Akers offi­ci­at­ing; bur­ial will fol­low in Ash­ley Union Cemetery.

Memo­r­ial con­tri­bu­tions can be made to the East­side Mis­sion Church Build­ing Fund or the National Kid­ney Foundation.

Con­do­lences may be expressed at snyderfuneralhomes.com.

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