 1919 - 2019 (100 years)
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| Name |
Samuel T. Crane [1] |
| Birth |
27 Oct 1919 |
Esty, Greenbrier County, WV  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
21 Nov 2019 |
Jacobus, York County, PA [3] |
- Obituary -- Samuel T. & Loretta Kinard Crane
Samuel T. Crane Loretta K. Crane
JACOBUS - Samuel T. Crane,100, entered into rest on November 21, 2019 at his residence. He was born October 27, 1919 in Greenbrier, WV. The son of the late Harry and Della (Hanna) Crane.
Loretta Kinard Crane entered into rest on Thursday November 28, 2019 at her residence. She was born May 28, 1927 in Glen Rock, PA. The daughter of the late Lester and Sara (Bailey) Kinard.
Samuel was a WWll veteran having served in the US Army as a Private First Class with F Company, 113th Calvary (Mechanized) where he earned the American Theater Service Medal, Victory Metal, European, African and Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, a Good Conduct Medal in addition to a Purple Heart. Having lost his metals in a house fire years ago, these medals were reinstated to him at Jacobus' 53rd July Fourth Blast when Samuel was 97. He worked as a machinist for the former AB Faqueres.
Loretta worked over 40 years in the garment industry.
Both Sam and Loretta were members of Christ United Methodist Church in Jacobus for over 50 years and the Isaac Walton League, Sam was a member of the VFW in Mt. Wolf.
A visitation will be 10-11 am Saturday December 7, 2019 with a Memorial Service to follow at 11 am at Christ United Methodist Church 200 N. Main St. Jacobus with their pastor the Rev. Brian Mann and the Rev. Bruce Fensterbush officiating. A luncheon will follow the service in the church hall. Burial will be at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
They are survived by a daughter Judy A. Pressel and her husband James H. of Red Lion, a grandson and a great grandson. Sam was the last of 13 children to his parents. Loretta was one of 12 and survived by her sisters Louise Fair of Shrewsbury, Lorraine Stabley of Florida, Patsy Hangst of Dallastown, Janice Sinclair of Jacobus and Lucretia Klindinst of York.
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| Person ID |
I1878 |
Crane Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
9 May 2020 |
| Father |
Harry Thomas Crane, b. 14 Nov 1883, Greenbrier County, WV d. 21 Jul 1952 (Age 68 years) |
| Mother |
Della Dixon Hanna, b. 1888, Greenbrier County, WV d. 16 Feb 1973, York, York County, PA (Age 85 years) |
| Marriage |
2 Oct 1907 |
Greenbrier County, WV [4] |
| Family ID |
F328 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Loretta Kinard, b. 28 May 1927, Glen Rock, York County, PA d. 28 Nov 2019, Jacobus, York County, PA (Age 92 years) |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F5020 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
9 May 2020 |
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| Sources |
- [S244] Joseph T. Crane, Family Bible, 9 Jul 2000, 13. (Reliability: 3).
- [S241] County Clerk of Greenbrier County, Greenbrier County Register of Births, 9 May 2020, 5046. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2141] Obituary, Crane, Samuel T., (22 Nov 2019), 9 May 2020 (Reliability: 2).
- [S243] Marriage Record: CRANE, Mary Louise & MORTON, John Johnson, 14 Jan 2017, 15. (Reliability: 3).
Book 1B, Page 177, Year of 1907, Line 8.
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