Allen County OhArchives Obituaries.....Crites, Stephen D. September 10, 1924
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Lima News, September 10, 1924

STEPHEN D. CRITES, Elida banker, former state senator and school 
superintendent died September 10 after an illness of seven weeks.  CRITES was 
born in American-tp, Allen-co., November 28, 1847, the son of JACOB and MARY 
CRITES.  At the age of 18 he began teaching school and earned enough money to 
attend the National Normal University at Lebanon.  He was superintendent of 
the Elida public schools from 1870 to 1882; State Senator for the 32nd 
District for four years beginning in 1901.  Since the expiration of his term 
as senator he has devoted his time to the Farmers’ Bank of Elida, of which he 
was organizer and president, and to farming and the raising, buying and 
shipping of stock.

He is survived by his widow, and four daughters, Mrs. S. O. MORRIS and Mrs. 
PHIL SCHNABEL, both of Lima, Mrs. A. BRENNEMAN, of Elida, and Mrs. W. L. HOOK, 
of Tiffin.  Three brothers, D. H. CRITES, W. Elm????, C. D. CRITES, of Los 
Angeles, and O. B. CRITES, residing near Lima, are also left.

Funeral will be at the Elida M. E. church, Rev. BOROFF officiating; burial in 
Greenlawn cemetery.



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