Irvin "Danny" Daniel Crane

Irvin Daniel Crane 86, of Stoneville, NC, died November 24, 2018. He is survived by his wife of sixty years, Maxine Weaver Crane; his daughters Cheryl Danielle Hunter (Barry) and Catherine Michelle Reel (Bill); his three grandsons, Steven Seth Chain, William Daniel Reel (Lauren), Aaron Thomas Reel (Katharine); and five great grandchildren.

Danny graduated from Culpeper County High School in 1951 where he excelled in football, basketball, and track He received a football scholarship to Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, where he received many lasting records in football and track. He was honored to be on the All-Conference football team in 1953 and 1954, and was an All- American football player in 1953 and 1954. He graduated in 1955 and received a football contract with the Pittsburg Steelers. Because he was drafted into the army, he could not accept the contract. After graduating from Concord College, his #28 jersey was retired. Danny was named to the All-time football team and the All-time track team in the state of West Virginia. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Concord College. While in the army, he played football at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and in Frankford, Germany, where he made the All- Army Team. He later received his Masters Degree from the University of Virginia.

In 1957 Danny entered the teaching and coaching profession. He coached and taught in the same manner in which he was coached and taught. He always said, “The Lord was very good to me.”

After 35 years of teaching and coaching, Danny retired and he and his wife moved to Stoneville, NC.

A funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, November 30, 2018 in the chapel of Clore-English Funeral Home, 11190 James Monroe Highway, Culpeper, Virginia, with the Reverend Charles McGathy, First Baptist Church, Madison, NC officiating. Interment in Fairview Cemetery will immediately follow. At the conclusion of the service at the cemetery, the family will receive guests at Hopewell United Methodist Church, 23557 Lignum Road, Lignum, Virginia.

Gentlemen serving as pallbearers will be Steven Seth Chain, William Daniel Reel, Aaron Thomas Reel, William Frank Reel, Barry Scott Hunter, Thomas Allen Crane.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be donated to the First Baptist Church of Madison, 110 South Franklin Street, Madison, North Carolina 27025 or Hospice of Rockingham County, Inc., 2150 NC 65, Reidsville, NC 27320.

Fond memories and condolences may be shared with the Crane family through clore-english.com. The Crane family has entrusted Clore-English Funeral Home with these arrangements.