Obituaries

Jan Crouch, 78, a televangelist who cofounded the Trinity Broadcasting Network with her husband more than four decades ago, died Tuesday just days after she suffered a stroke.

Her family made the announcement on the California-based Trinity Broadcasting Network's website.

"Viewers of the Trinity Broadcasting Network knew her as someone who partnered with Paul Crouch in the launch and expansion of TBN, and as someone who came into their homes for over 40 years," Matt Crouch, her son and TBN's president, said in a written statement. "To thousands of orphans around the world, and those orphaned in spirit, she was Momma Jan, quick with a smile, a gift, and a word of encouragement."

Jan and Paul Crouch started the network in 1973 by renting airtime on an independent California station. Trinity officials say its programming is now carried by over 5,000 television stations.

TBN bills itself as the world's largest Christian television network.

The network announced last week that Ms. Crouch had suffered a stroke in the Orlando area, where TBN owns the Holy Land Experience theme park.

Paul Crouch died in 2013.

- AP