Martha A. (Huston) Strong Crawford (1943)

ALLEN, CRAWFORD, FLINN, HUSTON, LANE, STRONG, VINCENT

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 10/7/2006 at 07:28:31

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, July 7, 1943

MRS. A. W. CRAWFORD DIED ON TUESDAY

Widow of Prominent Banker Here was 83 Years of Age

Mrs. A. W. Crawford, prominent Winterset woman for many years, and widow of one of this community's most distinguished citizens died Tuesday at the Still-Hildreth Sanitarium in Macon, Mo. She was 83 years of age.

Mrs. Crawford was born in Eldorado, Kan., on Nov. 18, 1859. She was the former Martha A. Huston, daughter of Jonathan Bloomer Huston and Sarah Ann Flinn Huston. She was one of 11 children. As a girl she came to this community.

Her first marriage was to Captain Strong of Kansas. They made their home in Wichita, Kan., for several years. Following his death she returned to Winterset.

Here she was married, on Oct. 25, 1898, to A. W. Crawford, who was a prominent banker and merchant in this community. Mr. Crawford died in 1918. Following his death, she continued to make her home in Winterset until seven years ago, when she moved to Macon, Mo.

Mrs. Crawford was one of the leading women of this community for many years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church here, and took an active part in its affairs, as well as in other women's organizations here.

Mrs. Crawford's nearest surviving relatives are a number of nieces and nephews. Her only relatives in this community are a nephew, Roy Lane of Booneville, a niece, Mrs. Elva Allen of Truro, and a grand niece, Mrs. Harry Vincent of near Winterset.

Funeral services will be held this Friday at 2 p.m. from Anderson's funeral home, in charge of the Rev. Arthur Mortenson of the Presbyterian church. Burial will be made in the Winterset cemetery.

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