William Henry Crane died 5 May 1931, at home in Anna, and was buried in Anna Cemetery. His funeral was at Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church. He was born 1 Mar 1858, east of Anna, the son of Benjamin and Lucinda (Eaves) Crane. His father died when he was young and his mother married John Bostian. He married on 4 Nov 1879, Alice Mathilda Eddleman. He was elected Union County sheriff in 1898 and served as assessor and treasurer for one term. He had four daughters and one son, Mrs. Harry C. Hileman and Van E. Crane, of Anna, Mrs. R. B. Donnelly, of Chicago, Mrs. Fred Eagle, of Anna, and Mrs. C. B. Parkinson, of Monrovia, Calif. He also left his widow, six grandchildren, one half sister, Mrs. Jennie Hileman; two half brothers, Charles Bostian, of Anna, and George Bostian, of East St. Louis; two stepsisters, Susan Bostian, of Anna, and Charlotte Medline, of Buncombe; and one stepbrother, Walter Bostian.
William Henry Crane died 5 May 1931, at home in Anna, and was buried in Anna Cemetery. His funeral was at Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church. He was born 1 Mar 1858, east of Anna, the son of Benjamin and Lucinda (Eaves) Crane. His father died when he was young and his mother married John Bostian. He married on 4 Nov 1879, Alice Mathilda Eddleman. He was elected Union County sheriff in 1898 and served as assessor and treasurer for one term. He had four daughters and one son, Mrs. Harry C. Hileman and Van E. Crane, of Anna, Mrs. R. B. Donnelly, of Chicago, Mrs. Fred Eagle, of Anna, and Mrs. C. B. Parkinson, of Monrovia, Calif. He also left his widow, six grandchildren, one half sister, Mrs. Jennie Hileman; two half brothers, Charles Bostian, of Anna, and George Bostian, of East St. Louis; two stepsisters, Susan Bostian, of Anna, and Charlotte Medline, of Buncombe; and one stepbrother, Walter Bostian.
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