Teddy Crozier - Teddy D. Crozier, 66, of Rushville, passed away Monday, June 12, 2006, in the Palliative Care Unit at Fairfield Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Colfax, where he served on the church council, church choir, and taught Sunday School. He retired from Columbia Gas Transmission as a district superintendent in February 1997 after 36 years of service.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Patty; daughter Sonia (Mike) Myers; granddaughters Moriah and Molly Myers, all of Rushville; brother Thomas (Mary Jane) Crozier of Sugar Grove; sisters Sally (Robert) McCray of Lancaster and Judy (Steve) Weaver of South Carolina; father-in-law and mother-in-law Alvin and Marie Keller of Lancaster; and nieces and nephews.

Special thanks go to Dr. David Scoggin, Dr. Kanwaljit Singh and staff, Hospice staff, especially, Kathy Darfus, RN, Pastor Aaron Layne and Ted's loving Grace Lutheran Church family.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Edna Crozier; and great-nephew Grant Crozier.

Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Frank E. Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Lancaster, with Pastor Aaron Layne officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery. Friends may visit from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Grace Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 5575 Cincinnati-Zanesville Road N.E., Lancaster, OH 43130; or FairHoPe Hospice, 1111 E. Main St., Lancaster, OH 43130.