Christian C. Cripe (1849)

Born 30 Nov 1849 in Piedmont, Indiana, United States

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Date: 2 NOV 2006

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Note: Christian Cripe The gleaner of all put in his sickle this week and two of Osceola?s old and respected citizens were garnered among the ripened grain. Christian C. Cripe died on Sunday morning last and the remains were interred in the Osceola cemetery on Monday afternoon, the obsequies being from the Baptist church under charge of Dr. B. F. Lawler. Mr. Cripe was born at Peidmont, Ind., Nov 30, 1849, and came to Osceola in 1868, locating on the site on which he died. He was Married to Miss Martha J. Hannah March 24, 1870, and to this union two children were born, Alvin A. of Osceola and Bert C. of Kansas City, who, together with his wife, survive him. In 1895 he was converted and joined the Baptist church, and remained a faithful member up to his death. Besides his wife and children he is survived by three brothers and two sisters, but they are scattered all over the country and only one brother was present at the time of his death. ?Chris? Cripe was an honest, hardworking man and a true friend, and in his death Osceola lost an upright citizen, his wife a loving husband and his children a kind and indulgent father. In his own sphere of usefulness he acted well his part and leaves to them the legacy of an honored name.

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