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Margaret Ellen Crane

Female 1920 - 2011  (90 years)


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  • Name Margaret Ellen Crane 
    Born 16 Sep 1920  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 19 Aug 2011  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Margaret E. Smith
      Last Residence: 25271 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      BORN: 16 Sep 1920
      Died: 19 Aug 2011
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

      Margaret Ellen Crane Smith
      Birth: Sep. 16, 1920
      Death: Aug. 19, 2011

      Margaret Ellen Smith

      FAIRPLAIN – Margaret Ellen Smith, 90, of Fairplain, departed this life surrounded by her family at home Friday, August 19, 2011.

      She was born in September 16, 1920, daughter of the late Elbert and Orva Rawlings Crane. A lifelong homemaker, Margaret was a member of the Eastern Star, Fairplain Homemakers and was a former Sunday school teacher at Fairplain Union Church.

      In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, James W. Smith and one brother, Golden Crane.

      Surviving: Son, Clifton B. Short (Linda) of Myrtle Beach, SC; Granddaughter, Stephani Vealey (Jeff), of Kenna; Grandson, Clifton J. Short of Ripley; Great-granddaughter, Chelsea Bundy of Ripley; Brother, Camden Crane (JoAnn) of Melbourne, FL.

      The family would like to thank caregivers Chelsea Bundy, Pauline Parsons and Judy Short with a special thanks to Jenny of Hospice and Kanawha Valley Senior Services for the compassion and care shown to Margaret during her illness.

      Funeral services are set for Monday, August 22, 2011 at 11 a.m. at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Reverend Jim Compton officiating. Interment will follow at the Casto Cemetery, Fairplain.

      Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 4-6 p.m.

      In lieu of flowers donations honoring Margarets memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Kanawha Hospice or St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

      Burial:
      Casto Cemetery
      Fairplain
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Grave Yard Ghost
      Record added: Sep 03, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 75888714
    Person ID I51519  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Elben Crane,   b. 20 Jan 1886, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1967  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Orva O Rawlings,   b. 6 Mar 1890, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1967  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1917  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F7214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James William Smith,   b. 2 Jul 1925, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 2010, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 19 Jul 1947  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 7/19/1947 at Charleston
      Place: Kanawha Co, WV
      James Washington Smith, 22, Putnam Co, So Charleston
      Margaret Ellen Crane, 25, Jackson co, So Charleston
    Family ID F26979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S399] SSDI.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.