Elizabeth (Ann) Craun Crider

The staff of Heishman Funeral Home/Valley Funeral Service sends condolences to the family of Ms. Elizabeth (Ann) Craun Crider. Elizabeth (Ann) Craun Crider, wife of Jacob (Jake) D. Crider. They were married June 20, 1959. They were given a 50th Wedding Anniversary reception at the Riverside United Methodist Church in Fulks Run, Virginia. Ann’s parents were Lurty Samuel Craun and Thelma Virginia (Hensley) Craun. They lived in a farm area near the Timber Ridge Area in Rockingham County, Virginia. Ann and her three brothers were also raised and loved by Lurty’s older sister Ethel Margaret Craun. Ethel was a teacher for a while at Grottoes Elementary School, Grottoes, Virginia. Ann is survived by her older brother William (Bill) Stuart Craun, who is married to Betty Joycelyn Derrer Craun. They have two daughters. The oldest Angela Craun Meadows is married to Ronald Meadows. They have two daughters who recently graduated from college, Valerie Anne Meadows and Tiffany Nicole Meadows. They live near Roanoke, Virginia. Bill and Betty’s youngest daughter, Cindy Lee Craun Rader. She is married to Jerry Rader. They recently built a new home nearby to her parent’s home on the Craun family farm land. She is also survived by her younger brother, James (Jim) Whitfield Craun. He lives in Leesburg, Virginia. Jim has two daughters. The oldest daughter, Christine Craun Davis is married to Shelley (Shel) Carter Davis, III. They have two teenage daughters, Katherine Elizabeth Davis and Addison Carter Davis. They live in Atlanta, Georgia. His youngest daughter, Wendolyn (Wendy) Virginia Craun lives overseas. She is also survived by her much younger brother, Paul Samuel Craun. He is married to Deb Pattyn-Craun. They live in Westerville, Ohio. Twin daughter Diana (Dee Dee) Craun Tisdale is married to Colby Tisdale, and they have two little boys, Arlo and Brooks. They also live in Westerville, Ohio. Twin brother, Robert (Robby) Whitfield Craun, is married to Addison Craun. They have a beautiful little girl named Alexandria (Lexi). They live in California. Ann and Jake had three children: The oldest, Michael D. Crider is married to Brenda K. Crider. They live in Fulks Run, Virginia. Connie E. Crider Hepler is married to Joseph F. Hepler. They live in Northern Virginia. The youngest Timothy E. Crider lives in Staunton, Virginia. There are a total of five grandchildren: The oldest granddaughter, Emily Ann Hepler (Chyle Cameron) lives in Portland Maine. Her younger sister, Katlyn A. Hepler Gonzales is married to Sean M. Gonzales. They live close-by in Northern Virginia. Hannah N. Crider Krasikov. She is married to Ruslan Krasikov. They live in NYC . The only boy & the youngest, Benjamin (Ben) E. Crider. He lives close-by in Staunton, Virginia. Christina M. Crider Flores. She is married to Adam Flores and they live in Rocky Mount, Virginia. There are a total of four great-grandchildren: The oldest, Darcy and her younger brother Alexander Gonzales, and Isabella Grace Flores and her younger sister Vivienne Elizabeth Flores. Ann graduated from Montevideo High School in 1958, and attended James Madison College in 1959. She attended church most of her life and was a member of a Lutheran Church in Weyer’s Cave, Virginia for twenty years. While living with her husband and children, Ann became a member to the local Riverside United Methodist Church in Fulks Run, Virginia. There she helped in many ways. She sang in the choir, she gave the Children’s Message on some Sundays and she taught addition Sunday School classes. Ann worked in retail a good part of her life. She retired in March 2010 from the JC Penney Store at the Valley Mall in Harrisonburg, Virginia. When Jake died, she did not want to live alone in a big old farm house by herself. God blessed Ann in so very many ways over the years. Daughter Connie and her husband Joe, asked her to come to live with them in the Northern Virginia area. Ann has lived with them for the past 16 years. Over the years Ann has had many interests, to include: baking, canning, cooking, gardening, reading, sewing, walking, and writing. She enjoyed being with the family, and watching them grow and learn to love God and one another. Jake’s family* was also very much a part of Ann’s life. Remaining now is Jake’s youngest sister, Martha (Crider) Henderson of Henderson, Nevada. Who is now 90 years old. *Jake’s mother was Alverta Marie (Walker) Crider and his father was David Raleigh Crider of Fulks Run, Virginia. In Jake’s family, the following 4 older sisters & their husbands are deceased: Roberta Crider of Fulks Run Virginia; Marium Walker (Crider) Selke and husband Raymond Selke of Broadway, Virginia; Mildred Lucille (Crider) Jacksie and husband Richard Jacksie of Harrisonburg, Virginia; Lula Marie Crider of Maryland. Also deceased, is her brother-in-law, Floyd Henderson , husband to Martha Crider Henderson of Maryland. In Jake’s family, the following 3 older brothers & their wife’s are deceased: William Alton Crider and wife Irma Kemp Crider of Northern Virginia; David E. Crider and wife Janet Fulk Crider Wampler and their daughter Maretta Ann Crider of Mayland, Virginia; Henry T. Crider and wife Joyce Crider. Surviving are many Craun and Crider cousins, nieces, and nephews; grand nieces and grand nephews; and great grand nieces and great grand nephews. Over the years she has had several great caretakers, one faithful caretaker, Francisca, had been with her for the past five years. They would walk three days a week , enjoying the fresh air & sunshine and getting to know the neighbors. Hospice had become a big part of Ann’s last year as she was diagnosed with Colon Cancer in July. We are thankful for her wonderful caretakers and that she did not suffer greatly in her last days. Ann has requested in place of flowers that donations be made to the Riverside Church located at 16174 Brocks Gap Road, Fulks Run Virginia, 22830 and to the Buckhall United Methodist Church located at 10251 Moore Drive, Manassas, Virginia 20111 , phone 703-368-0276. Her Favorite Hymns include: How Great Thou Art, Amazing Grace, and Sweet Hour of Prayer Additional hymns include: The Lords Prayer, Psalm 23. Her Favorite Scriptures include, John 3:16 and Psalm 23. A Favorite Poem by Mary Frye Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep , for I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn’s rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush, I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die. Please join the family after the service at Riverside Church in Fulks Run, Virginia for refreshments at 1:00 pm.

Elizabeth (Ann) Craun Crider

December 2, 1939 - January 22, 2026