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obituary of W.L. Cron
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W.L. CRON Old Resident and Business Man Died this
Morning at
Years of suffering were ended this morning when death came to William L.
Cron at his home in Broadway. Mr. Cron
was one of the old citizens of the city and is well known through out the city
where he has been closely associated
with business interests during most of his life until a few years ago
when he was forced to retire on account of ill health. For two years he has
suffered from a cancer, but until a few weeks ago was able to be up and enjoy
the company of his friends of whom he had a large number. Within the past few
days a great change had been noticed and it was known by the relatives and
friends that the end was very near. Not until within a few hours of his death
did his consciousness leave him.
Mr. Cron was born about two miles east of
Piqua and in 1818 while he was
still only a little child he moved
to Piqua with his parents who resided innorth Main
street. On October 20, 1857 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Frost and
together the couple traveled a happy life. Only last month in a very quiet way celbrating their fiftheth wedding
anniversary.
For many years Mr. Cron was a partner in the
firm of L.C. and W.L. Cron
Furniture Company, and was also
owned a retail furniture store room, now
occupied by the firm of Cron and Walker. A few years ago Mr. and Mrs. Cron went to Cincinanti to live
with their son clyde Cron
and family, but the old
gentleman who was then broken in
health was disatified away from his old home
and friends and came back to Piqua.
Besides the widow the deceased leaves four children to mourn their loss.
Arrangements for the funeral have not been
definitely arranged but will be
announced later.
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Forrest Hill Cemetery inputed in PAF 8
Sept 1995 by John Inman
Cron, W. L. (Mr)
- Burial Date 08 Nov 1907-Age 80 - Born Ohio - Loc E 1/2 12 7
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USEFUL LIFE IS FINISHED
Death Comes to Home of W.L. Cron Early This Morning and Calls Him.
AN OLD RESIDENT
And Veteran of Civil War, Has Led
Retired Life For Some Years Past
Only a few short weeks since W.L. Cron and his
wife celebrated their Golden
Wedding, the anniversary of fifty
years of happy married life. Now death has
come and seperated
them for a time. Mr. Cron was a native of Ohio and
born in
1827, being eighty years of age at
his death, which was caused from stomach
trouble from which he had been
suffering for some time. He enlisted when the
war broke out, in the 110th O. V. I.
and served with honor to the end. Coming
to Piqua he engaged in the furniture
business and until a few years ago had a
large interest in the firm of L.C.
& W. L. Cron. After he sold his share in the firm
he moved with his family to Cincinnati but soon returned to Piqua where he has
lived ever since.
Besides his wife Mary F. Cron, he leaves four
children, Volney Cron, of
Pittsburg, Pa., Clyde Cron,
of Cincinnati, Milton Cron, who has a farm just
east of Piqua and Mrs. Issie Leonard of East Orange, N.J. All his sons are
married. Besides his immediate family
he leaves a number of relatives in Piqua and Miami County.
The arrangements for the funeral will be announced later.
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PIQUA DAILY CALL
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral of the Late W.L. Cron Will Be Held From His Late Home
The funeral services of the late W.L. Cron,
will be held on Friday afternoon at two o'clock from his home at 1114 Broadway.
The services will be in charge of Alexander-Mitchell Post C.A.R. While the
services at the house will be open to all who wish to attend, it is desired
that the burial be private. Interment at Forest Hill.
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NOVEMBER 8,
1907 PIQUA DAILY CALL
W.L. CRON
OLD RESIDENT
AND BUSINESS MAN
DIED THIS
MORNING AT
Years of
suffering were ended this morning when death came to William L. Cron at his home in Broadway. Mr. Cron was one of
the old citizens of the city and is well known through out the city where he
has been closely associated with the business interests during most of his life
until a few years ago when he was forced to retire on account of ill
health. For two years he has suffered
from a cancer but until a few weeks ago was able to be up and enjoy the company
of his friends of whom he had a large number.
Within the past few days a great change had been noticed and it was
known by the relatives and friends that the end was very near. Not until within a few hours of his death did
his consciousness leave him.
Mr. Cron was born about two miles east of Piqua and in 1818
while he was still only a little child he moved to Piqua with his parents who
resided in North Main Street. On October
20, 1857 he was married to Miss Mary Frost, and together the couple traveled a
happy life. Only last month in a very
quiet way celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
For many
years Mr. Cron was a partner in the firm of L.C. and
W.L. Cron Furniture Company, and also owned a retail furniture
store room now occupied by the firm of Cron and
Walker. A few years ago Mr. and Mrs. Cron went to Cincinnati to live with their son Clyde Cron and family but the old gentleman who was then broken
in health was dissatisfied away from his old home and friends and came back to
Piqua. Besides the widow the deceased leaves four children to moarn their loss.
Arrangements for the funeral have not been definitely arranged but will
be announced later.
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