Background
Crippen, Fred Merril was born on September 27, 1905 in Gove, Kansas, United States. Son of Charles Gerald and Emma Jane (Rhodes) Crippen.
Crippen, Fred Merril was born on September 27, 1905 in Gove, Kansas, United States. Son of Charles Gerald and Emma Jane (Rhodes) Crippen.
Bachelor of Engineering, Fort Hays (Kansas) State University, 1957.
Teacher, Gove County, Kansas, 1924-1929; superintendent, Gove County, Kansas, 1929-1933; principal, teacher, Gove County, Kansas, 1933-1945, 48-65; superintendent county, Gove County, Kansas, 1965-1966; principal, St. Francis (Kansas) Grade School, 1945-1948; teacher, Grinnell (Kansas) Grade School, 1966-1969; principal, teacher, Missouri Flats School, Gove County, 1969-1971; retired, Missouri Flats School, Gove County, 1971.
Former mayor, member city council City of Gove. Member Kansas Teachers Association, International Organization Odd Fellows.
Married Arlene Rose Hefner, May 1, 1927. 1 child, Donald Eugene.