Wayne Co Record
1946

Mrs. E.H. Crippen, 56, wife of a well-known Fairfield oil man, passed away at 10 o’clock Monday morning in St. John’s hospital in St. Louis.

Mrs. Crippen had been in declining health since Christmas and on March 15th she entered the hospital. She was suffering with a respiratory complication that later developed in to cancer of the lungs.

The remains were returned to the Dixie-Crippen funeral home here, where funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon by Dr. C.L. Peterson. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery by the side of her son, Roger Young, who passed away in September, 1944, while in the marine corps.

Mrs. Crippen was born in Portland Mills, Pa., on November 7th, 1890, as Rachel Beulah Rogers. Her parents were George and Ann Moore Rogers. She attended elementary and high school in Ridgeway, Pa., later graduating in piano and voice from the Coombs Conservatory of Music in Philadelphia.

During her early life she gained a wide reputation as a soloist, having appeared in many of the leading churches of the East and on one occasion having sung a concert with the famous Sousa band.

She was married to E.H. Crippen in 1920 at Cleveland, Ohio, and during their married life they have made their home in Fort Worth, Texas, Casper, Wyo., Oil City, Pa. The family came to Fairfield nine years ago when Mr. Crippen took charge of the operations of the New Penn Development Co. in this county. Since their coming to Fairfield they have both been active in community affairs here and have gained many warm friends.

During the war Mrs. Crippen served untiringly as production chairman of the Wayne county chapter of the Red Cross, making an enviable record for the manner in which she discharged the duties of this important post. She was also a member of the Fairfield Woman’s club and the Garden club.

She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Maxine, wife of James Norris here, and one sister, Mrs.Stilley, of Erie, Pa.