Marven O. Cron

Marven Odell Cron, 97, of Fairland, Oklahoma passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016 at Freeman Health System in Joplin, Missouri. Marven was born on July 24, 1919 in Dalugh, Arkansas to Charlie and Lucretia (Nutter) Cron. He joined the United States Army February 5, 1941. As part of World War II he spent time in North Africa and Italy. Mr. Cron was in the 645th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He was awarded a Purple Heart before his honorable discharge July 4, 1944. He was an avid coon hunter and enjoyed dancing; he was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Fairland. Mr. Cron was preceded in passing by his parents, Charlie and Lucretia Cron, his first wife Anna Lee Grunden Cron, his second wife Etta Mae (Howard) Cron, his two brothers and six sisters, a grandson Brion Boyd and two great grandchildren Zach Boyd and TJ Strickland. Survivors include his children Raymond Cron and his wife Sharon of Des Moines, Iowa, Janice Van Fleet of Fairland, Gerald Cron and his wife Sandra of Fairland, and Laurie Fieldcamp and her husband Tom of Abilene, Kansas, his Grandchildren LeeAnn Padberg, Kristy Franklin and Kevin Cron, eight great grandchildren Levi, Hannah, Brion, Jay, Brittany and Hailey along with three great great grandchildren Brynley, Harper and Olivia. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairland. Services are Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 10:00 AM at the First Assembly of God in Fairland with Reverend Jackie Crafton and Reverend Tom Estes. Interment will follow at the Fairland Cemetery under the care of Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairland. Casketbearers will be LeeAnn Padberg, Kristy Franklin, Kevin Cron, Levi Boyd, Joe Gramlich and Joe Shelton. Honorary Casketbearers will be Roger Selsor and Troy Selsor. The family has ask that memorial contributions be made to the Wounded Warrior Project and can be done on their website www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate or at the funeral home. Friends and family may send the family notes of encouragement by viewing Marven’s Tribute Page at www.brown-winters.com.

Marven O. Cron

July 24, 1919 - October 17, 2016