b & d Mt Carmel; d/of Noah Melford Crane (17 Jan 1896 IN-17 Jul 1982 CO m: 4 Aug 1916 MO) & Virgil Edith Wallace (ca 1898 IL-12 Dec 1984 CO) who res: 1920 Mt Carmel 1930 Matton - Coles Co IL; siblings: Marjorie Neoma (6 Jun 1917 IL-7 May 1996 CO) & Marie Geneva (1 Aug 1919 MO-15 Mar 1998 CO) & Clarence Alvin (12 Apr 1922 IL-17 May 1986 WI) & Eloise (ca 1923 IL) & Illa Fern (26 Jan 1925 Mt Carmel-22 Nov 2000 CO m: ? Thomas) & Elberta Ann (3 Jul 1937-1938)