Ray Eugene Crane

1952 - 2007  (55 years)

• Name	Ray Eugene Crane  [1]
  Birth	30 Aug 1952	Elton, Summers County, WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Nov 2007	Beckley, Raleigh County, WV   [2]
  Burial	5 Nov 2007	Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier County, WV   [1]
  Person ID	I3782	Crane Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2013

  
  

  Mother	Erma Catherine Crane,   b. 7 Aug 1931, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, WV d. 2 Oct 2012, Genesys Hospice Care Center (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F2761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Scott Eugene Crane
  Family ID	F1312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Virginia Mae Adkins
  Marriage	Abt 1986  [1]
  Children	1. Scott Eugene Crane,   b. 24 Mar 1986, Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, WV d. 27 Mar 1986 (Age 0 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F1313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S778] Obituary, Crane, Ray E., (Beckley Register Herald), 2 Dec 2007 (Reliability: 2). [S778] Obituary, Crane, Ray E., (Beckley Register Herald), 2 Dec 2007 (Reliability: 2). Ray E. ‘Flea’ Crane MEADOW BRIDGE — Ray E. “Flea” Crane, 55, of Meadow Bridge, passed away Friday, Nov. 2, 2007, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Born Aug. 30, 1952, at Elton, he was the son of Erma Crane Zickafoose of Flint, Mich. Mr. Crane was a mechanic by trade and had worked in Lewisburg, Hinton, Meadow Bridge and in Beckley with the Courtesy Patrol. He was affiliated with both Meadow Bridge United Methodist Church and Calvary Baptist Church in Meadow Bridge. He was preceded in death by a son, Scott Eugene Crane; a sister, Charlotte Zickafoose Cowell; and his grandparents who raised him, Loman and Marie Fleshman Crane. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 22 years, Virginia Adkins Crane; two sons, Luke and Steven Crane of Meadow Bridge; a daughter, Kimberly Crane of Meadow Bridge; two brothers, Herman and David Zickafoose, both of Flint, Mich.; a sister, Doris Zickafoose of Flint; and several nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle, with Pastor Roger Boothe and Pastor Ferlin McClanahan officiating. Burial will follow in McElhenney Cemetery, Grassy Meadows. Pallbearers will be Larry and Glen Crane, Mike Fleshman, L.L. Gwinn, Ray Thomas, and Jimmy, Mark and Earl Adkins. Friends may call one hour before service at the funeral home. Arrangements by Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle.