Crane, James

James Crane, age 80, of Blacksburg, Va., died, September 5, 2023, at Lewis Gale Medical Center. Jimmy was born in Hartford, Ct., on June 26, 1943, to the late Matilda Elizabeth Frank Wilt and Alexander Crane.

James is survived by his wife of 59 years, Margaret L. Crane; daughter and son-in-law, Nikki Crane Rhodes and Dane Rhodes; son and daughter-in-law, Eddie and Stephanie Crane, of Ct.; sister, Mary J. Crane, of Gainesville, FL.; brother and sister-in-law, Morris and Sharon Crane, of Citrus Springs, FL.; grandchildren, Brittni Rubio Anglin, of Collierville, TN., Matthew Carter, of Tuscaloosa, AL., Dakota Rhodes, Levi Rhodes, and Kennedy Rhodes of Dothan, AL.; great-grandchild, Grey Henry Anglin; nephews, Darin Cook, Jason Cook, Rodney Charest, Steve Charest, Eric Crane, John Fornier, Jr.; nieces, Dawn Tyson, Tammy Fornier, Kathy Crane, and Claudette Crane.

Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, 150 Country Club Dr. S.W., Blacksburg, Va., with Rev. Neal Turner officiating. Interment will follow in the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery, in Dublin, Va. The family will be receiving friends from 12:30 p.m. until the service.