Iva Lucille Brown and J. Hall Crone
J. HALL CRONE, son of IRENE ELIZABETH HALL and JOHN BLESSING CRONE, was born May 25, 1918 in West Lebanon, Warren, Indiana,4917 and died August 11, 2011 in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana.4931 He is buried in West Lebanon Cemetery, Warren County, Indiana.456
He married IVA LUCILLE BROWN on September 8, 1942 in Williamsport, Warren, Indiana.12884 She was born January 23, 1923 in Attica, Fountain, Indiana,4931, 12885 and died January 7, 1987 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana.4931 She is buried in West Lebanon Cemetery, Warren County, Indiana.456
Personal Information
J. H. Crone
- graduated from West Lebanon High School, Warren County, Indiana12884
- was a US Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II; served in the Pacific, achieved the rank of master sergeant and was a line chief for the 312th Bomb Group11743
Iva L. Brown
- graduated from Williamsport High School, Warren County, Indiana, 194012885
Marriage Announcements and News
Lafayette Journal and Courier, September 10, 194212884
BROWN-CRONE
Miss Iva Lucile Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown, of Independence, and J. Hall Crone, son of Lieut. and Mrs. J. B. Crone, of West Lebanon, were married Tuesday morning at 10 in the Methodist parsonage in Williamsport by the Rev. Fred Longwell. Mrs. Crone was graduated from Williamsport high school and attended Indiana university; she was employed in the offices of Harrison Steel Castings company until her marriage. Mr. Crone is a graduate of West Lebanon high school and is at present in the army air corps, at Savannah, Ga. Mrs. J. B. Crone, who is with her husband in Michigan, attended her son's wedding. The bride will remain here with her parents for the present, and Mr. Crone returned to camp.
Obituaries
Journal and Courier, January 8, 198712885
Iva L. Crone
WEST LEBANON — Iva L. Brown Crone, 63, of Route 3, Williamsport, died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette. She had been hospitalized since Nov. 9.
She was born in Attica, Jan.23, 1923 and had resided at Route 3, Williamsport since 1946. Her marriage in Williamsport on Sept. 3, 1942, was to J. Hall Crone and he survives. He is a retired farmer.
Mrs. Crone was a 1940 graduate of Williamsport High School and attended Indiana University.
She was a member of the former West Lebanon Federated Church and was a member of Tri Kappa Sorority and the Junior Women's Club.
Surviving with her husband are three daughters, Mrs. Tony (Nanci) Ross of Rising Sun, Ind., Mrs. Ken (Julie) Matthews of Woodland Park, Colo., and Mrs. Lynn (Suzanna) Senesac of Lafayette; her mother, Mrs. Hazel Brown of Attica, and a brother George W. "Bill" Brown of Lafayette.
Journal and Courier, August 25, 201111743
J Hall Crone, 93
WEST LEBANON — J Hall Crone, 93, of West Lebanon, Punta Gorda, Fla., and West Lafayette, died Aug. 11, 2011, at Westminster Village in West Lafayette, where he had lived several years.
He was born May 25, 1918, to John B. and Irene Hall Crone of West Lebanon. Following graduation from West Lebanon High School, he farmed until Dec. 8, 1941, when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps immediately following the attack upon Pearl Harbor. Mr. Crone served in the Pacific, achieved the rank of master sergeant and was a line chief for the 312th Bomb Group.
On Sept. 3, 1942, he married Iva Brown. Following World War II, the couple made their home on the family farm near West Lebanon, until later years when they divided their time between Fort Myers Beach, Fla., and the farm. Mrs. Crone died in 1987.
Mr. Crone was a board member and deacon of the Federated Church, West Lebanon, served on the school board, was president of the Judyville PTO and was recognized for his conservation efforts by receipt of the Cal Hampton Award for Conservation. His efforts with strip farming and erosion control also were recognized by articles in Successful Farmer and Farm Journal. He loved fishing and enjoyed his family.
In 1989, he married Thira Wilson, who survives.
Also surviving are three daughters, Nanci Ross of Rising Sun, Julie Matthews (husband: Ken) of Woodland Park, Colo., and Suzanna Senesac (husband: Lynn) of Lafayette; and a brother, Boyd Crone (wife: Virginia) of Tab.
In addition, he is survived by grandchildren Anne (Brian) Skinner, Sanford, Fla.; Katherine Matthews (Todd Riddle) of Denver; Jake Alexander (fiancee, Jill Gerwe), Rising Sun; Aaron Senesac, West Lebanon; Susan (Stephen) Mitchell, Markle; and Jay Senesac, Lafayette; great-grandchild, Matthew Skinner, Sanford, Fla.; and nephews and a niece. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Iva Crone; and sister and brother-in-law Anna Jean and Park Hunter. He valued honesty and integrity and will be greatly missed by his family.
Visitation will be at Grady Funeral Home in Williamsport on Sunday Aug. 28, 2011, from 2 p.m. until time of the memorial service at 5 p.m. with Pastor Dan Young officiating.Inurnment at West Lebanon Cemetery with full military honors.
Memorials may be made to West Lebanon Trinity Presbyterian Church, Warren County Historical Society or Crestview United Brethren Church, Lafayette, Indiana.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| May 25, 19207747 | Steuben, Warren, Indiana |
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| April 2, 19307748 | West Lebanon, Warren, Indiana |
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