David Alfonso Crute, 58, of Hollywood, MD passed away on September 27, 2015 at Future Care Pineview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Clinton, MD. Born on August 1, 1957 in Bronx, NY he was the son of the late Alfonso Lang, Jr, and Daisy Crute.

In 1975, David graduated from Clifford J. Scott High School. He proudly enlisted in the United States Navy in 1976 and served his country as an Aviation Electrician until his Honorable Discharge in 1980. On August 16, 1980, David married his beloved wife, Alice Marlene Chase. Together they celebrated over 35 wonderful years of marriage. He was employed as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service until his retirement in 2005.

In addition to his beloved, Alice Chase Crute, David is also survived by his son, Malcolm D. Crute (Angela); daughter, Anisha D. Wells (Wendell); and six grandchildren; Taylor, Jayden, Xavier, Shyann and Sydney Crute and Devyn Wells. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his siblings; James, Rudolph, Leslie, and Maxine Crute.

The family will receive friends for David's Life Celebration on Friday, October 2, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Funeral Service will be celebrated by Pastor Tyrone Marshall of Victory Christian Ministries International Church in Washington, D.C., at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, www.kidney.org. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.