This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CRUMP, DANNIELS, LAYTON, MUELLER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lNB.2ACI/3933 Message Board Post: Fendall Paul Crump, 92, of Webster Groves, was born and reared on a farm west of Potosi. He died of liver failure Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at St. John's Mercy Medical Center, Creve Coeur. As a teenager Mr. Crump sold skin salve door-to-door in Washington County. By the time he was 20, he had a contract hauling lumber to St. Louis with his Chevrolet truck. He then signed a contract with the U.S. Post Office to deliver mail along a route from Potosi to Steelville. He supplemented his income by offering livery service to people commuting between the two towns. As World War II began he moved to St. Louis and took a job as a mechanic with Curtis-Wright Aircraft Co. He worked fabricating P-40 fighter planes until the war ended. Next he got a job as a wholesale driver and salesman for Quality Dairy Co. In 1959 Paul and his wife Doreen, founded Paul's Market in Ferguson. Over the next several years the market became known for quality meats and personal service. One of Mr. Crump's sons, George W. of Chesterfield, said the market's meats became popular with St. Louis visitors, among them, Sammy Davis, Jr., who regularly had ribs shipped to his home in California. Mr. Crump retired in the late 1980's. A son, Gary Crump of Ferguson and daughter Janet Danniels of Florissant still operate the market. Even after retirement, Mr. Crump continued operation of a cattle farm in the Potosi area until he was 90. In addition to sons, Geroge and Gary, and daughter Janet, he is survived by his wife of 70 years, Doreen C. Crump; another son, Robert P. Crump of Manchester; another daughter, Mary Beth Layton, Crestwood; a sister, Genevieve Mueller, Ste. Genevieve; two brothers, Glen Crump, Crystal City and Lindell Crump, Springfield, MO; 15 grandchidlren, 19 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchidlren, other relatives and friends. A funeral mass was celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2005 from Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Webster Groves, Burial was in St. James Calvary Cemetery, Potosi. Memorials were suggested to the Down Syndrome Society of St. Louis, 8450 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63124. Kutis Affton Chapel was in charge of all arrangements. Independent Journal, Potosi, MO, Thursday, June 2, 2005