Frederick Eugene Crone

Date and Time of Service: Sat., Oct. 2, at 2:00 p.m. – Viennaposted 9/29/2010 at 11:35:21 AMFrederick Eugene “Gene” Crone, 79, of Vienna, W.Va., passed away Sept. 27, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg.He was born October 7, 1930, in Parkersburg, W.Va., a son of the late Ralph Lee and India Nelson Crone.Gene graduated from Parkersburg High School with the class of 1948. He was a retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and the boxing champion in 1948 of the North Atlantic Fleet Organization. After the Navy, he worked at Johns Manville as a shift foreman and also worked at Parks Hardware for eight years. He was a member of the VFW of Vienna and the Vienna Lodge #172 A.F.& A.M., the Scottish Rites and Nemesis Temple Shrine. He was a High Priest in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints in Parkersburg where he was a Sunday School Teacher, Sunday School President, Building Supervisor and Church Genealogist.He is survived by his wife, Mary Cross Crone whom he married June 24, 1969; three daughters, Belinda Corkrean (James) of Leesburg, FL, Angela Crone of Vienna, and Melissa Crone Carvell (Gary) of Bridgeport, W.Va.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a special nephew, Jack Eugene Crone (April) of Parkersburg.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Frederick Eugene Crone Jr.; two brothers, Norman and William Crone; and one infant brother, Ralph.Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Vienna, with Bishop Wayne Lee officiating. Visitation will be 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, and until time of services on Saturday at the funeral home.