Arabella Kelley Crumrine 12 Dec 1861 to 18 Oct 1939
Dies After a Long Illness
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Funeral services for Mrs. Crumrine are Held
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Mrs. Arabella Crumrine died at the home of her son, George Crumrine, here Wednesday afternoon of last week. She had been seriously ill for many months. Cancer was the cause of her death.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Methodist church with Rev J. T. Sawyer, pastor, in charge of the last rites. Burial was at the side of her husband in the Greeley cemetery. The pallbearers were James Cross, Harold Gillham, Francis Weiser, Robert Moore, John Crumrine and Roland Crumrine.
Mrs. Crumrine was born at Indianola, Ia., December 12, 1861. She was married there to Warren Crumrine of the same place, August 11, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Crumrine moved to Central City, Neb., in 1883. Two years later the family moved to Greeley. Mr. Crumrine died January 8, 1927.
Mrs. Crumrine is survived by her ten children. They are: Mrs. Harry Pratt, Greeley; Adison (sic), Greeley; Mrs. Roy Cross, Jewel, Kan. Mrs. Ernest Moore, Wolbach; Roy, Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs. Dan Weiser, Greeley; Mrs. George Gillham, Wolbach; George, Greeley; Mrs. Fred Nerly, Spalding and Ervin, Greeley. One son, Frank, died September 22, 1938. A brother, Charles Kelley, of Creston, Ia., 41 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren also survive.
Among those from out of town attending the funeral services were:
Mrs. Frank Crumrine and daughter, Olive, of Shelton.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Crumrine of Elm Creek.
Mrs. Claude Shipley of Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Crumrine of Utica, Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cross of Jewel, Kan.
Mrs. William Matson of Superior, Neb.
Mrs. Kenneth Braden of Jewel, Kan.
Mrs. William Crumrine and son of Jewel, Kan.
Mrs. Robert Crumrine and son, Calvin, of Jewel, Kan.
Mrs. Crumrine was held in high esteem by all her neighbors and friends.
Source: The Greeley Citizen, Greeley, Nebraska, 26 Oct 1939.