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J. C. CRON

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J C. Cron, the proprietor of a modern undertaking establishment at Piqua, has been identified with business matters here for many years during which he has always maintained a high reputation for integrity and honorable dealing. He was born at Piqua, a son of L. C. and Margaret (Ginn) Cron, and on the maternal side is related to one of the very earliest pioneer families of this section of the county, while on the paternal side he is a grandson of the founder of the business that eventually became the L. C. & W. L. Cron Company, one of Piqua's largest furniture industries. L. C. Cron was for many years interested in the manufacture of furniture, as well as being identified with the retail end of the business as a merchant, and was a man of sound business principles and excellent reputation. He and his wife were the parents of three children: Ella, who married Henry May; Charles, of Columbus, and J. C. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Cron married Marcella Brown, and they became the parents of two children: Florence, who is the wife of Doctor Kunkle, of Piqua, and Clarence. L. C. Cron. who still survives, has been a prominent man in his community, and has been interested in local political affairs for many years, having at one time served as mayor of Huntersville, and also of Piqua for one term. J. C. Cron was educated in the public schools of Piqua after which he entered the furniture and undertaking business in partnership with F. E. Campbell. This continued for two years, at the end of which time Mr. Cron formed an association with his father under the style of J. C. Cron & Company, under which a retail furniture store was conducted for two years. Mr. Cron and his father later bought the W. L. Cron & Sons retail furniture store, and S. I. Zemer became a member of the company, but this partnership was eventually dissolved and J. C. Cron formed a partnership with W. Walker, under the firm style of Cron-Walker Company. In 1919 Mr. Walker, retired from the company, taking with him the furniture business, while Mr. Cron remained in the undertaking line. In August of the same year Mr. Cron removed to parlors at the northwest corner of Ash and Wayne streets, where he now has modern rooms, with the most up-to-date equipment. His patronage comes from the most representative people of the city, and he has established himself firmly in public confidence as a reliable business man, as well as one of infinite tact and sympathy. Mr. Cron married Stella, daughter of John Denman, and to them there have been born four children: Irene, Who died at the age of six years; Kenneth, who is attending the Ohio State University, and John and Robert, who are attending the public schools. Mr. Cron took a prominent and generous part in all the local war activities during the period of the great struggle overseas. He is affiliated fraternally with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Knights of Pythias and the Knights of the Maccabees, and is also a member of the Piqua and Cosmopolitan clubs. With his family, he belongs to the United Presbyterian church.