Spanish-American Vet, John L. Cramer, Dies
John Lee Cramer, 80, of 6610 Bryan Parkway, who served in the U. S. Navy during the Spanish-American War, died Sunday in a Dallas hospital.
Cramer was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1876. He enlisted in the Navy when he was 18 and retired in 1931. He had made Dallas his home for almost 50 years.
Since his retirement from the Navy, Cramer had been a notary public. He was a former state commander of the Spanish-American War Veterans and belonged to the Tannehill Masonic Lodge. He also once served as National Grand Coo-Coo* for the Spanish-American War Veterans and Military Order of the Snake.
He is survived by his wife and relatives in New Jersey and Dallas.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Lamar & Smith Funeral Chapel, 800 West Jefferson, with Dr. Harlin J. Roper of the Scofield Memorial Church officiating.
Graveside rites will be conducted by the Fitzhugh Lee Camp of the Spanish-American War Veterans and by the Tannehill Masonic Lodge at Oakland Cemetery.
Dallas Morning News
Transcribed by Carol Moore
September 17, 1956
Dallas, Texas
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Son of Anthony Cramer and Rachel Wilson.
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* The sounds of a dove - "Coo-coo-coo" - a signal used in the Spanish-American War by scouts.
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CEMETERY RECORDS:
John Lee CRAMER
Date Born: 15 Apr 1876
Date Died: 16 Sep 1956
Cemetery: Oakland
Stone Type: Single
Date Buried: 17 Sep 1956
Section: 2
Subsection: Lot
Subsection Number: 11
Grave #: 02
Lot Part: F
Lot Owner: O'Riley, J.
Funeral Home: Lamar-Smith FH
Tombstone Inscription: born in Philadelphia, PA; died in Dallas
John Lee Cramer, 80, of 6610 Bryan Parkway, who served in the U. S. Navy during the Spanish-American War, died Sunday in a Dallas hospital.
Cramer was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1876. He enlisted in the Navy when he was 18 and retired in 1931. He had made Dallas his home for almost 50 years.
Since his retirement from the Navy, Cramer had been a notary public. He was a former state commander of the Spanish-American War Veterans and belonged to the Tannehill Masonic Lodge. He also once served as National Grand Coo-Coo* for the Spanish-American War Veterans and Military Order of the Snake.
He is survived by his wife and relatives in New Jersey and Dallas.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Lamar & Smith Funeral Chapel, 800 West Jefferson, with Dr. Harlin J. Roper of the Scofield Memorial Church officiating.
Graveside rites will be conducted by the Fitzhugh Lee Camp of the Spanish-American War Veterans and by the Tannehill Masonic Lodge at Oakland Cemetery.
Dallas Morning News
Transcribed by Carol Moore
September 17, 1956
Dallas, Texas
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Son of Anthony Cramer and Rachel Wilson.
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* The sounds of a dove - "Coo-coo-coo" - a signal used in the Spanish-American War by scouts.
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CEMETERY RECORDS:
John Lee CRAMER
Date Born: 15 Apr 1876
Date Died: 16 Sep 1956
Cemetery: Oakland
Stone Type: Single
Date Buried: 17 Sep 1956
Section: 2
Subsection: Lot
Subsection Number: 11
Grave #: 02
Lot Part: F
Lot Owner: O'Riley, J.
Funeral Home: Lamar-Smith FH
Tombstone Inscription: born in Philadelphia, PA; died in Dallas
Spanish-American Vet, John L. Cramer, Dies
John Lee Cramer, 80, of 6610 Bryan Parkway, who served in the U. S. Navy during the Spanish-American War, died Sunday in a Dallas hospital.
Cramer was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1876. He enlisted in the Navy when he was 18 and retired in 1931. He had made Dallas his home for almost 50 years.
Since his retirement from the Navy, Cramer had been a notary public. He was a former state commander of the Spanish-American War Veterans and belonged to the Tannehill Masonic Lodge. He also once served as National Grand Coo-Coo* for the Spanish-American War Veterans and Military Order of the Snake.
He is survived by his wife and relatives in New Jersey and Dallas.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Lamar & Smith Funeral Chapel, 800 West Jefferson, with Dr. Harlin J. Roper of the Scofield Memorial Church officiating.
Graveside rites will be conducted by the Fitzhugh Lee Camp of the Spanish-American War Veterans and by the Tannehill Masonic Lodge at Oakland Cemetery.
Dallas Morning News
Transcribed by Carol Moore
September 17, 1956
Dallas, Texas
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Son of Anthony Cramer and Rachel Wilson.
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* The sounds of a dove - "Coo-coo-coo" - a signal used in the Spanish-American War by scouts.
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CEMETERY RECORDS:
John Lee CRAMER
Date Born: 15 Apr 1876
Date Died: 16 Sep 1956
Cemetery: Oakland
Stone Type: Single
Date Buried: 17 Sep 1956
Section: 2
Subsection: Lot
Subsection Number: 11
Grave #: 02
Lot Part: F
Lot Owner: O'Riley, J.
Funeral Home: Lamar-Smith FH
Tombstone Inscription: born in Philadelphia, PA; died in Dallas
John Lee Cramer, 80, of 6610 Bryan Parkway, who served in the U. S. Navy during the Spanish-American War, died Sunday in a Dallas hospital.
Cramer was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1876. He enlisted in the Navy when he was 18 and retired in 1931. He had made Dallas his home for almost 50 years.
Since his retirement from the Navy, Cramer had been a notary public. He was a former state commander of the Spanish-American War Veterans and belonged to the Tannehill Masonic Lodge. He also once served as National Grand Coo-Coo* for the Spanish-American War Veterans and Military Order of the Snake.
He is survived by his wife and relatives in New Jersey and Dallas.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Lamar & Smith Funeral Chapel, 800 West Jefferson, with Dr. Harlin J. Roper of the Scofield Memorial Church officiating.
Graveside rites will be conducted by the Fitzhugh Lee Camp of the Spanish-American War Veterans and by the Tannehill Masonic Lodge at Oakland Cemetery.
Dallas Morning News
Transcribed by Carol Moore
September 17, 1956
Dallas, Texas
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Son of Anthony Cramer and Rachel Wilson.
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* The sounds of a dove - "Coo-coo-coo" - a signal used in the Spanish-American War by scouts.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
CEMETERY RECORDS:
John Lee CRAMER
Date Born: 15 Apr 1876
Date Died: 16 Sep 1956
Cemetery: Oakland
Stone Type: Single
Date Buried: 17 Sep 1956
Section: 2
Subsection: Lot
Subsection Number: 11
Grave #: 02
Lot Part: F
Lot Owner: O'Riley, J.
Funeral Home: Lamar-Smith FH
Tombstone Inscription: born in Philadelphia, PA; died in Dallas
Inscription
JOHN LEE CRAMER
BORN IN PHILADELPHIA, PA.
APR. 15, 1876
DIED IN DALLAS, TEXAS
SEPT. 16, 1956
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