Gumm, Gerald LeRoy (1925-2002)

GUMM, MURPHY, LEYTHAM, BURTON

Posted By: Debbie Greenfield (email)
Date: 11/1/2022 at 14:18:38

Daily Freeman Journal
Webster City, Iowa
Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Jerry Gumm, 77, Webster City, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002 at Trinity Regional Medical Center at Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Asbury United Methodist Church in Webster City with Rev. Mike Morgan officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at the church. Graveside military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post #191.

Gerald LeRoy Gumm, son of Roy and Gladys Murphy Gumm, was born May 3, 1925 at Trenton, Mo. He graduated from Dows City High School. He served with the U S Navy in World War II and received an honorable discharge in 1946. On June 12, 1946 he married Betty Leytham at Denison, Iowa. The couple moved from Rockwell City to Webster City where they have been residents for over 30 years. Mr. Gumm was a depot agent for the Illinois Central Railroad. Most of Mr. Gumm's railroad career was spent in the Rockwell City and Webster City areas. He retired in 1981. His favorite retirement hobby was woodworking. He enjoyed building cabinets and later intricate wood carvings. The couple enjoyed wintering in Donna, Texas for several years and traveling. They had visited their son in Spain and Korea.

In addition to his wife, Betty, he is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Sandy and Joe Burton of St. Paul, Minn., a son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Kathy Gumm of Bellevue, Iowa; grandchildren, Tracee Burton, Shawn and Katie Gumm, a brother, Doyle "Doc" Gumm of Fort Dodge.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Kenneth and Gary Gumm.

He was a member of the Rockwell City Am Vets, the Moose Lodge in Webster City and Asbury United Methodist Church.