Joseph "Joe" Lee Crane

November 13, 1932 - April 3, 2017

Joseph “Joe” Lee Crane, age 84, of Bowling Green passed away April 3, 2017 at the Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green with Fr. Bill Peckman and Fr. Lou Dorn officiating. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 – 1:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Joe was born November 13, 1932 in Troy the son of Walter William and Mabel Lucille Gigger Crane. On December 17, 1955 in Troy he married Barbara Jo Hammett. She survives. Other survivors include five children Bill Crane (Patti) of Bowling Green, Lawrence “Cotton” Crane of Bowling Green, Sue Ingram of Bowling Green, Jerry Crane (Lori) of Louisiana; eight grandchildren Michael Ingram (Crystal), Bethany Parr (Jake), Ryan Crane (Kelly), Samantha Ingram, Todd Crane (Jordan Spradling), Jamieson Crane, Macie Crane, Lauren Crane; eight great grandchildren Madison Ingram, McKenzi Ingram, Chloe Orr, Kendric Henderson, Hudson Crane, Dawson Crane, Beckham Parr, Mia Parr; brother Roy Crane (Linda) of Curryville; sisters Ginny Miller, Shirley Duckworth (Randy), Tricia LeRoy ( Jim), Frannie Eppard; many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Walter and Raymond Crane; two sisters Garnett Portwood and Betty Ramsour. Joe grew up in the Troy and Winfield area and moved to Bowling Green in 1960. He worked in construction and later in life worked as a janitor. Joe enjoyed cutting wood, country music and going to the coffee shop. But most of all he enjoyed his children and grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers will be Ryan Crane, Todd Crane, Jamieson Crane, Michael Ingram, Jake Parr, David Portwood, Gregory Crane and Ellis “Pete” Feith. Honorary pallbearers will be Dana Portwood, Jeni Portwood, Jackie Grimmett, the eight great grandchildren Madison Ingram, McKenzi Ingram, Chloe Orr, Kendric Henderson, Hudson Crane, Dawson Crane, Beckham Parr, Mia Parr. Memorials may be made to the St. Clement School.