Death and Legacy
After a six-month illness, Crosby died of arterio sclerosis and a cerebral hemorrhage on February 12, 1915 at Bridgeport. She was buried at the Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport, near to her mother and other members of her family. At Crosby's request, her family erected a very small tombstone, which carried the words: "Aunt Fanny: She hath done what she could; Fanny J. Crosby". In March 1925, about 3,000 churches throughout the United States observed Fanny Crosby Day to commemorate the 105th anniversary of her birth.
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