Crane, Emily 1845-1927

CRANE, JAMISON

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 12/11/2011 at 12:05:43

The Grinnell (IA) Herald; Dec. 23, 1927

Funeral Service For Long Time Resident Were Held This Afternoon.
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MISS CRANE WAS ONE OF GRINNELL'S PIONEER TEACHERS.
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Graduated from College Here in 1867 And Was Woman of Rare Attainments.
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Emily Crane, whose funeral occurs today was born at Bloomfield, New Jersey, November 21, 1845. Her death occurred at the Community Hospital December 19, 1927.

The deceased woman was a daughter of Rev. and Mrs. M.W. Crane. Her father was a native of Bloomfield, New Jersey. He became a Christian minister and studied at Williams and at Washington, Pa., graduating from Washington in 1833. He studied theology at Western Theological Seminary at Pittsburgh and Auburn Seminary, New York, graduating from Auburn in 1836.

With seven other ministers he left this country the same year and located at Madura. He served as missionary not only at that place but at other places, returning to the United States in 1845, when he was released by the Board. With his family he came to Iowa soon after and was buried in 1859.

Miss Crane graduated from Grinnell College in 1867, a woman of rare attainments and ambition. She taught in the high school in Grinnell and later for many years was teacher in the high school at Newton and was also principal.

Always of a quiet dispositon she retired from school work at a somewhat early age and made her home in Grinnell with her sister, Mrs. Jamison. Her influence was always for good and her scholarship and character made her a valuable member of the community. She was a member of the Congregational church which she joined in early life.

All the older citizens of Grinnell knew her in the days of her strength as a woman of helpfulness in the community and of high and worthy character.

In later years as she grew older she naturally dropped out of the broader circle which she enjoyed in her earlier life but was still to her friends one of the best of women.

Funeral services were held this afternoon at two o'clock at the Snyder parlors conducted by Rev. E.M. Vittum and burial was in Hazelwood. Present to attend the funeral were her nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Marc Jamison of Warren, Pa., and two nieces, Dr. Gertrude Crane of Neligh, Neb., and Dr. Jessie Crane of Norfolk, Nebraska.