John Roosevelt CRANE
- Born: 24 Dec 1901, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier Co., WV 55
- Marriage (1): Ileta Catherine SELVEY on 10 Jun 1923 in Alderson, Greenbrier Co., WV 2040
- Marriage (2): Mary Ani SAMPLES
- Died: 10 Dec 1972, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV at age 70 74
- Buried: 12 Dec 1972, Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV 74
General Notes:
The Charleston Gazette, 12 December 1972
RUPERT - John Roosevelt Crane, 70, of Rupert, Greenbrier County, died Sunday at his home, apparently of a heart attack, according to a spokesman at Smathers Funeral Home at Rainelle.
He was a retired miner.
Surviving: wife, Mary Samples Crane; daughters, Mrs. Jean C. Zopp of Rupert, Mrs. Mary Snuffer of Ansted, Mrs. Amy Ruth Mann of Germantown, Ohio, Mrs. Libby Sanders of Blackville, S.C.; sons, John Lee and Edward E. of Rupert; stepdaughter, Mrs. Lucille C. Redden of Rainelle; sisters Mrs. Carrie Suttle of Rainelle, Mrs. Pauline Hines of Hines; brother, Orley Crane of Beverly Shores, Ind.
Service will be 2:30 p.m. today at Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. John Lares officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Mechanic.
John married Ileta Catherine SELVEY on 10 Jun 1923 in Alderson, Greenbrier Co., WV.2040 (Ileta Catherine SELVEY was born on 8 Sep 1903 in Alderson, Monroe Co., WV,64 died on 8 Jan 1959 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV 64 and was buried in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.)
John next married Mary Ani SAMPLES. (Mary Ani SAMPLES was born in 1916, died on 16 Jan 1974 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA and was buried on 19 Jan 1974 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV 66.)
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