Francis
Yelaine Crosby
(1910-1991)
Francis
Yelaine Crosby was born on March 19, 1910 at Buckeye near Mt. Pleasant,
Westmoreland County, PA, the son of Lewis
and Marietta (Minerd) Crosby.
In 1933, Francis married Viola Ann Koble ( ? -1981), a girl he had met in Scottdale. They had no children.
Francis was a coal miner, and worked for U.S. Steel Coal Mining Inc. and at Maple Creek Mine in Washington County, PA. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America, Local 1248.
Francis
belonged to the Mt. Pleasant Church of God, and was active in the Odd Fellows,
Kiwanis Club, Shriners and Cedars.
Francis spent his final years at the Harmon House retirement facility in Mt. Pleasant. He died at Frick Community Health Center in Mt. Pleasant on Aug. 11, 1991. He was buried at Westmoreland County Memorial Park.
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