Gloria Cronan

MALDEN, Mo. -- Gloria Bernice Cronan, 70, of Malden died Monday, April 11, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Feb. 13, 1935, at Holcomb, Mo., daughter of Edward Eli and Mattie Marie Durbin Eagan. She and Welton Cronan were married in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Cronan was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church.

Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Gloria Causey of Campbell, Mo., Kimberly Kerr of Parma, Mo., Mary Cronan of Malden; two sons, Samuel Hite of Cape Girardeau, Bruce Cronan of Malden; three stepdaughters, Vicki Bergan of Lewiston, Idaho, Cathy Ruvio of Springfield, Mo., Tammy Fisher of Las Vegas, Nev.; two stepsons, Rick Cronan of Dexter, Mo., David Cronan of Lewiston; two brothers, Bill Eagan of Ider, Ala., Bob Eagan of Burton, Mich.; three sisters, Patricia Follo of Burton, Marie Doyle of Tawas, Mich., Sandy Eagan of Lansing, Mich.; 16 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter and an infant brother.

Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Glenn Eftink officiating. Burial will be in Portageville Cemetery at Portageville, Mo.