Person:Harry Croasmun (1)

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John Croasmun

John Croasmun, 86, of Ormond Beach, died Feb. 28, 2007.

Mr. Croasmun was born July 7, 1920, in Arcadia, Pa. He was the son of the late John McHenry Croasmun and Fannie Thompson Croasmun.

He was preceded in death by a son, Harry John Croasmun II; brothers, Tom and Clayton, and sisters Alice, Edna, Ruth, Martha, Faye, Mary and Virginia.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Shirley; his sons, Mickey, David and Danny; daughters, Karen, Peggy, Bonnie, Susie, Cheryl and Jeannie; along with 26 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Mr. Croasmun and his wife met in Rome while serving as a sergent in the US Air Force during World War II. They soon married and settled in Utica, N.Y., where he was a building contractor. Later they moved to Daytona Beach, where he continued to build homes. In 1955, they relocated to Charlotte, N.C., where Mr. Croasmun and his wife raised their 10 children. They all attended the Plaza Church of the Nazarene in Charlotte where Mr. Croasmun served as Sunday school superintendent and took a major role in building their new church. In 1959 he formed Champion Map Corporation and built it into one of the largest map publishing businesses in the country.

Champion Map Corp. was later sold. Mr. Croasmun and his wife then retired to their homes in Hendersonville, N.C., and Daytona Beach.

A funeral service was held Monday, March 5, at Volusia Memorial Funeral Home in Port Orange with the Rev. David A. Croasmun II and the Rev. Larry Hanson officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to Port Orange Church of the Nazarene, 840 Taylor Road, Port Orange, FL 32127, or Hospice of Palm Coast, 149 S. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 400, Daytona Beach, FL 32114.

Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.mem.com.

Arrangements were under the Volusia Memorial Funeral Home, Port Orange

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Croasmun, a resident of Meadowfield Court, founded Champion in 1959 in Charlotte, N.C. In 1976, he opened a sales office in Daytona Beach, and soon relocated the headquarters to this area and operated out of a 28,000-square-foot facility on Fentress Boulevard.

1. ↑ {geni:event_description} In 1955, they relocated to Charlotte, N.C., where Mr. Croasmun and his wife raised their 10 children.
2. ↑ {geni:name} Move to Charlotte, N.C.
3. ↑ {geni:event_description} In 1959 he formed Champion Map Corporation and built it into one of the largest map publishing businesses in the country.
4. ↑ {geni:name} Formed Champion Map Corporation