Minneapolis Messenger, Ottawa County, Kansas, Oct. 9, 1947, page 1:
Donald Crabs Dead
Donald Crabs, 51 years of age, died Sept. 30 at Santa Barbara, Calif. of a heart attack. He was born Oct. 17, 1896 at Ada, Kans., the son of William D. and Louisa Crabs. The family moved to Oklahoma in 1906. He leaves his wife, Mary Johnson Crabs, and four brothers, Lester of Hillsboro, Texas; Ralph of Gutherie, R.A. of Marshall and Douglas of Stillwater, Okla. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Stillwater, with burial at Fairlawn Cemetery.