Robert W. Crayne, 83, of Jefferson R.D. 1, died at 9 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 1992, in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, W. Va.
He was born February 25, 1909, in Jefferson, a son of David and May Yoders Crayne.
A lifelong resident of Jefferson, Mr. Crayne was a heavy-construction and hoist operator at Mather Colleries and Island Coal Co. in Bobtown. He last worked for R. G. Johnson Construction Co. and retired in 1976.
A veteran of World War II, he served with an armored tank division at Fort Knox, Ky. He was a member of United Mine Workers of America District 4, International Union of Operation Engineers Local 66, Jefferson American Legion Post 954 and Waynesburg Moose Lodge 461. He also was a member of Jefferson Baptist Church.
On June 6, 1936, he married Louise Ankrom Crayne, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, a daughter, six grandchildren and a niece.
Deceased are two sisters, Hazel Crayne, who died in infancy, and Myrtle Gwynn; and a nephew.
Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA), March 31, 1992
He was born February 25, 1909, in Jefferson, a son of David and May Yoders Crayne.
A lifelong resident of Jefferson, Mr. Crayne was a heavy-construction and hoist operator at Mather Colleries and Island Coal Co. in Bobtown. He last worked for R. G. Johnson Construction Co. and retired in 1976.
A veteran of World War II, he served with an armored tank division at Fort Knox, Ky. He was a member of United Mine Workers of America District 4, International Union of Operation Engineers Local 66, Jefferson American Legion Post 954 and Waynesburg Moose Lodge 461. He also was a member of Jefferson Baptist Church.
On June 6, 1936, he married Louise Ankrom Crayne, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, a daughter, six grandchildren and a niece.
Deceased are two sisters, Hazel Crayne, who died in infancy, and Myrtle Gwynn; and a nephew.
Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA), March 31, 1992
Robert W. Crayne, 83, of Jefferson R.D. 1, died at 9 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 1992, in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, W. Va.
He was born February 25, 1909, in Jefferson, a son of David and May Yoders Crayne.
A lifelong resident of Jefferson, Mr. Crayne was a heavy-construction and hoist operator at Mather Colleries and Island Coal Co. in Bobtown. He last worked for R. G. Johnson Construction Co. and retired in 1976.
A veteran of World War II, he served with an armored tank division at Fort Knox, Ky. He was a member of United Mine Workers of America District 4, International Union of Operation Engineers Local 66, Jefferson American Legion Post 954 and Waynesburg Moose Lodge 461. He also was a member of Jefferson Baptist Church.
On June 6, 1936, he married Louise Ankrom Crayne, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, a daughter, six grandchildren and a niece.
Deceased are two sisters, Hazel Crayne, who died in infancy, and Myrtle Gwynn; and a nephew.
Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA), March 31, 1992
He was born February 25, 1909, in Jefferson, a son of David and May Yoders Crayne.
A lifelong resident of Jefferson, Mr. Crayne was a heavy-construction and hoist operator at Mather Colleries and Island Coal Co. in Bobtown. He last worked for R. G. Johnson Construction Co. and retired in 1976.
A veteran of World War II, he served with an armored tank division at Fort Knox, Ky. He was a member of United Mine Workers of America District 4, International Union of Operation Engineers Local 66, Jefferson American Legion Post 954 and Waynesburg Moose Lodge 461. He also was a member of Jefferson Baptist Church.
On June 6, 1936, he married Louise Ankrom Crayne, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, a daughter, six grandchildren and a niece.
Deceased are two sisters, Hazel Crayne, who died in infancy, and Myrtle Gwynn; and a nephew.
Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA), March 31, 1992
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