CROAN

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Dr. Harold Croan, age 90, retired Fort Scott Optometrist, former resident of 1615 Clairmont and more recently of Fort Scott Manor, died early Wednesday, March 19, 2008 in the Mercy Health Center Emergency Room. He was born July 28, 1917, in Mound City, Kansas, the son of Harvey B. Croan and Rose DeMott Croan. At the age of 6 months, his birth mother died. He was reared by this step-mother, Grace Demott Croan. Harold was a 1936 graduate of Ottawa High School and a 1940 graduate of Ottawa University. Following a 4 1/2 stint in the U.S. Army, he returned to Souther College of Optometry, Memphis, Tennessee, where he received his Doctor of Optometry degree. Dr. Croan opened his Fort Scott practice at 23 1/2 S. Main in 1950. He retired in 1982. He was active in the Lions Club where he served as president in 1954, chairman of March of dimes in 1953, served on the Fort Scott U234 School Board from 1955 to 1960, and the Chamber of Commerce board of directors. His hobbies include restoring a 1921 Model "T" touring car, collecting and restoring antique clocks, and mastering wood carving.

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