In a message dated 6/20/02 6:30:36 PM, stonesandbones@yahoo.com writes: << It was submitted by (stonesandbones@yahoo.com) on Thursday, June 20, 2002 at d: d: d --------------------------------------------------------------------------- contributor_name: Sharon Strout newspaper_name: unknown newspaper_date: JUL 1896 town_of_publication: Frederick county_of_publication: Frederick state_of_publication: Maryland newspaper_article: A REUNION Six grandsons, Dr. H. F. C. Heagey, Isaac C. Zimmerman, Luther Ramsburg, Wilbur Cronise, Jessie Gaugh and Americus Cronise, selected from different families, were pall-bearers of their grandmother, Mrs. Anna Cronise, at her funeral obsequies at Lewistown on July 29. She died at the advanced age of 97 years, 6 months and 4 days, on the 27th day of July. Religious services were conducted at her home by Rev. W. H. Todd and at the church by Rev. W. M. Strayer, assisted by Revs. Hench and Pierce. Interment was made at the Mount Prospect M. E. Church alongside of her husband, Frederick Cronise, who had been buried there 30 years. A very large congregation of people was present. After religious services a reunion was held at the old homestead, at which gathered many relatives and friends from Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland. She leaves six children, forty-five grandchildren, seventy-eight great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Assembled at the reunion were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cronise, of Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Heagey, of Pennsylvania; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Ransburg, Mrs. Ann Maria Zimmerman, Mrs. Lydia Ann Gaugh, of Maryland; Dr. and Mrs. H. F. C. Heagey, of Pennsylvania; Judge and Mrs. A. W. Nicodemus, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Nicodemus, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Nicodemus, Mr. and Mrs. Americus C. Cronise, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cronise, Mr. and Mrs. William Gaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Siess, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Nicodemus, Mrs. Hannah Reighley, of Pennsylvania; Mrs. william Bream, of Pennsylvania; Miss Susan Reinhart, Mr. Cephas Zimmerman, Mrs. Jennie Rouzer, Mr. John Gaugh, Mr. Luther Zimmerman, Miss Maud Cronise, Miss Mary Cronise, Mr. C. H. Cronise, Mr. F. C. O. Siess, Miss Belle Siess, Rev. W. M. Strayer, Rev. William H. Todd, Grace and Elsie Cronise, Rev. Emanuel Pierce and Mr. Jacob Bowers. Submit: Submit Article --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>