Neva Crane

Salina, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Neva H. Waters Crane, age 87, of Salina, died May 29, 2007 in Richfield, after a lingering illness. She was born September 16, 1919 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of Gilbert and Hulda Hansen Waters. She graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1938. She married Glenn Allen Crane, July 2, 1938 in Salina. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple May 25, 1942. Neva was an active member of the LDS Church, serving as a Primary Teacher, Primary President and a Temple Worker. She was a member of the Salina American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Neva was a great friend to everyone she met, whether she knew them or not. She enjoyed gardening, handiwork, crocheting knitting and embroiderying. She is survived by her loving husband, Allen, of Salina; her three children and their spouses: Terron G. and Linda Crane, Randy Allen and Luana Crane, all of Salina; Connie Lou and Delmer Kay Wilson of Las Vegas, NV; 14 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; sister, Naomi and Mark Pickett of Gunnison. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Sharie Crane; a grandson, Barry Evan Crane; a granddaughter, Nancy Wilson and a step-sister: Dalla Violet Mickelsen. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 1, 2007 at 12 Noon in the Salina LDS Stake Center, 98 west 400 North in Salina. Friends may call for viewing at the Springer Turner Funeral Home, 150 East Main Street in Salina, Thursday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. or at the Stake Center Friday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 prior to the services. Burial will be in the Salina Pioneer Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield, Salina and Gunnison, Utah.