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Edward C. Crabtree

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Edward C. Crabtree

Birth
Porterville, Tulare County, California, USA
Death
30 Apr 1987 (aged 79)
Forest Ranch, Butte County, California, USA
Burial
Chico, Butte County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Niche Sec. A, Row B, Tier 6 (Front Door Niches, north side)
Memorial ID
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The Chico Enterprise-Record (Chico, California) 02 May 1987, Saturday Page 20: No services will be held for Edward C. Crabtree, 79, who died at his Forest Ranch residence Thursday of natural causes.

He was born on Aug. 6, 1907, in Porterville to A.P.O. and Minerva Crabtree.

Crabtree attended Porterville grammar school and then moved to Modesto where he attended Modesto High School and two years of Modesto Junior College. He graduated from Chico State in 1934 as a teacher.

Crabtree was a dealer of Indian Motorcycles in Modesto prior to teaching in Concord and Nimshew for 10 years. He also raced motorcycles. He was engaged in researching Mythynene with the Dow Chemical Co. for 29 years until his retirement in 1970.

He was also a member of the Modified Motorcycle Association of California.

Survivors include his wife, Lucille of Forest Ranch; two daughters, Rowena Kellogg of Forest Ranch and Beverly George of Durham; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Inurnment will be in the Chico Memorial Mausoleum. Arrangements are under the direction of the Chico Funeral Home.
The Chico Enterprise-Record (Chico, California) 02 May 1987, Saturday Page 20: No services will be held for Edward C. Crabtree, 79, who died at his Forest Ranch residence Thursday of natural causes.

He was born on Aug. 6, 1907, in Porterville to A.P.O. and Minerva Crabtree.

Crabtree attended Porterville grammar school and then moved to Modesto where he attended Modesto High School and two years of Modesto Junior College. He graduated from Chico State in 1934 as a teacher.

Crabtree was a dealer of Indian Motorcycles in Modesto prior to teaching in Concord and Nimshew for 10 years. He also raced motorcycles. He was engaged in researching Mythynene with the Dow Chemical Co. for 29 years until his retirement in 1970.

He was also a member of the Modified Motorcycle Association of California.

Survivors include his wife, Lucille of Forest Ranch; two daughters, Rowena Kellogg of Forest Ranch and Beverly George of Durham; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Inurnment will be in the Chico Memorial Mausoleum. Arrangements are under the direction of the Chico Funeral Home.


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  • Created by: Adriana
  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93439053/edward_c-crabtree: accessed ), memorial page for Edward C. Crabtree (6 Aug 1907–30 Apr 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93439053, citing Chico Memorial Mausoleum and Crematory, Chico, Butte County, California, USA; Maintained by Adriana (contributor 47328225).