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Note: OBITUARY -- CLAD QUINTON CRIGER Clad Quinton Criger, Son of Ezra L. Criger and Hannah Baughman Criger, was born March 14, 1905 on a farm near Howard, Kansas. He died May 3, 1974, at Howard, at the age of 69. He attended the rural and local high schools. He was united in marriage to Ethel Friend on July 24, 1934. To this union were born three children. Mr. Criger spent his entire life as a farmer-stockman in the Paw Paw and Union Center communities northwest of Howard. He took great pride in raising and feeding cattle. He was a member of the Methodist Church; the Elk County Stockmen's Association; the Howard Elk County Fair Association; and the I.O.O.F. Lodge. A kind and affectionate husband and father, he was especially fond of his grandchildren who loved him dearly. Mr. Criger enjoyed visiting with his friends and neighbors and loved working for the best interests of his community. Survivors include his widow, Ethel; one son, Allen Criger, Howard, Kansas; two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Boyer, Moline, Kansas and Mrs. Norma Welch, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 11 grandchildren; his step-mother, Mrs. Willa Criger, Howard, Kansas; three sisters, Mrs. Emera Sheel, Moline, Kansas; Mrs. Wayne Lilley, Eureka, Kansas; and Mrs. Coral Mowry, Little Rock, Arkansas; and one step-sister, Mrs. Velma Jones, Jerome, Idaho. Services were held in the Spurrier Funeral Home, Howard, on May 6 at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Roy L. Brown of the Howard United Methodist Church officiated. Music was presented by Miss Julia Cox, accompanied by Mrs. Robin Smith at the organ. Casket bearers were Weldon Russell, Carl Hubbell, Cliff Beaumont, Don Helms, Dr. John Markley, and Waldo E. Gray. Concluding services and interment were in Grace Lawn Cemetery, Howard.
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