Susan Ainge Crook

Susan Mary (Ainge) Crook of Battlement Mesa, CO. died of natural causes on November 9, 2013 at home with her husband by her side. She was born in Vernal, Utah on July 5, 1949 to Marba Ellen (Peterson) Ainge and the late Grant Ainge. She was raised in Rangely, Colorado and was the Rangely Days Rodeo Queen in 1965. Her family moved to Meeker, CO where she graduated from high school. She married Doug Moody and raised two amazing sons and a beautiful daughter. She later married the love of her life, Jerry Crook on April 2, 1997 at Skull Creek near Dinosaur, CO. Susan enjoyed the outdoors; she spent the majority of her life outside searching for arrowheads, hunting, fishing and riding her horses with her family by her side. She spent her childhood years with her father at cow camps, branding, rodeo grounds and chasing wild horses. She loved being on the ranch, moving cows in the great outdoors. She spent many family vacations in Yellowstone with her parents and brother. She was a very loving, giving person who affected so many people in such a positive way. She loved horses and dogs and even had a pet rabbit. She was a very independent individual and a hard worker. She loved junk food especially Snoballs, Mounds candy bars and cake frosting and would enjoy the occasional bag of Lays Potato Chips. She is survived by her husband Jerry E. Crook of Battlement Mesa, CO., Her children: Shawn (Sarah) Moody of Fruita, CO, Wes (Cindy) Moody of Meeker, CO. and Julie (Isaac) Larson of Battlement Mesa, CO. and her step daughters: Bobbi (Chuck) Brunson of Grand Junction, CO., Sherri (Ronnie) Plummer of Rangely, CO.; Conni (Kelly) Crook of Denver, CO., and Alisa (Jason) Postma of Vernal, UT. Her mother: Marba Ainge of Vernal, UT., her brother: Morgan (Vickie) Ainge of Vernal, UT. She also has 24 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Susan was preceded in death by her brother Ronald Grant Ainge, her granddaughters, Mariah Jean and Maranda Sue Moody, and her father Grant Ainge. Services will be Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the Jensen ward Chapel, under the direction of Blackburn Vernal Mortuary.