Cropp

Cropp, Anna – Obituary

Native of Eagle Valley, Passes at Age 91 Parent Crossed Plains by Wagon in 1874; Last of 13 Children. Memorial service for Anna Jane Cropp, will be conducted Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. in Grays’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Pastor Marvin Carr of the First Christian Church will officiate. Interment will follow in the family plot in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Anna Cropp was born May 3, 1880 the daughter of pioneer parents, Frederick and Mary Ferguson Simonis, who crossed the plains in 1874 from Wisconsin. She was the last survivor of 13 children. She had her schooling in Richland, … Read more

Cropp, James – Obituary

James Silas Cropp, 76, died in Richland, Oreg, Thursday morning a the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Oran [Orin] Clemons. He was born Nov. 1, 1876 in Whitman County, Washington Territory, the son of W. F. And Margaret Cropp. He moved to Eagle Valley as a young man with his parents in 1894 and settled. He was married to Anna Jane Simonis Feb. 21, 1900. They moved to 2425 Balm street where they resided t the time of his death. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary here in 1950, with all seven of their children attending. … Read more