Vernon H. Crane

Ivins, Utah/Salina, Utah - On December 6, 2009, Vernon Herod Crane, “Stone Cutter,” passed on to the cowboy's heaven to a place of tall green grass and free open spaces. He was born on a very cold January night on the 12th day in 1919. Born to John Herod and Elnora Nielsen Crane. He passed away of natural causes and completed a full life of working, story-telling, dancing, fishing, raising cows and building fences. After a tough childhood during the depression years, he enlisted in the armed services and spent 38 months overseas in the 8th Army Air Corp during WWII, and he was one of the first twelve men honorably discharged from Hill Field. Married Karen H. Hansen, December 10, 1947 in Salina, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti Temple, Feb. 8, 1964. She died May 22, 1978. He married the second love of his life, Joyce Elaine Martin. December 16, 1978. Their marriage was solemnized in the Jordan River Temple, January 16, 1982. He was employed with Utah Power and Light and worked as a journeyman/lineman until retirement in 1977. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; his children: Sonja and Steve Amy of Payson, Jenny Mellor of Mona, Mayben Crane of Salina, Julie and Andy Shiner of Richfield; his step-daughters, Fran and John Price of Park City, Terry and Chuck Tengler of Draper; 18 grandchildren, 24+ great-grandchildren; his sister, Marva Rasmussen of Salt Lake City, died December 8, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Karen; two sisters, Bessie Morley Parry and Yvonne Millecam; and his son-in-law, Glenn Mellor. The family would like to thank the staff at SNU Veterans Nursing Home for their loving care and the care givers from hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 12, 2009 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, Friday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. or at the Stake Center on Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 prior to the services. Burial with military honors accorded by the Salina American Legion Post #36 will be in the Salina Eastside Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.