In Loving Memory

My grandmother passed away this weekend. She is my mom's mom and the first of what will be four generations of women to bear the name Jane in some form. I'm leaving tomorrow morning for about two weeks in the Pacific NW and California.

Here's the obituary:

Era Jane Crane joined her Lord on September 20, 2008 at the age of 82. Era Jane was born in Rotan, Texas on September 14, 1926 to William Bunn and Myrtle B. Boren. She graduated from high school in Blythe, California in 1943. On June 17, 1944 she married the love of her life, Charles Leslie Crane. They celebrated 64 years of marriage in 2008.

Era Jane was a devoted member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church for over fifty years. She loved the Lord and served in various capacities with her church. Era Jane was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed making clothes for her children and grandchildren in addition to her own wardrobe. She loved to garden and always had the most beautiful flowers for everyone to enjoy. Era Jane and Charles loved to travel to visit friends and family throughout the United States.

She is survived by her husband, Charles, and four children. Her daughters are Sharon Clark of Acampo, California and Janette (Jim) Zintz in Kelso, Washington. Her two sons are Steven Leslie (Janie) of Barstow, California and Carl Crane of Truckee, California. Also surviving her are eight grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren with the eighteenth coming in January 2009, her sister Marcellane Townsend of Blythe, California and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant son and three brothers, O.V. Boren, Arthur Boren and Tom Boren.

Era Jane was a kind and thoughtful woman. She will be dearly missed by those who loved her.