Obituary of Captain Simeon Crain ********************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2003 From: http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000008 ********************************** Captain Simeon Crain Owingsville Outlook, July 7, 1910 Captain Sim Crain's Death Captain Simeon Crain, who had been a constant sufferer for six years, died July 1 at his home in Salt Lick. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. J. Reagan July 2 at 2 o'clock p.m., the burial taking place in the Dickerson graveyard. The pall bearers were D. V. Lagrew, Sherman Gullett, Jas. G. Kimbrell, Dr. A. M. Laird, John Kautz, George J. Kautz. Deceased was a son of Lewis and Elizabeth Crain and was born in Fleming county October 9, 1834, being the youngest of thirteen children. He was married to Margaret Stone, daughter of Milton Stone of Bald Eagle, Bath county, February 21, 1867. Their eldest daughter Florence, died twenty years ago. The other four children survive. He became a member of the M. E. Church at the age of 15 years. He entered the Federal army in the Cival War and rose to be captain of a company in the Seventh Kentucky Cavalry (Metcalfe's), serving throughout the war. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved ones.