CRUM, Lloyd Vernon 1878-1967

CRUM, PARRY, SMITH, MEALEY

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 2/12/2011 at 11:49:52

Lloyd Vernon Crum 1878-1967

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MR. L. V. CRUM
Lloyd Vern Crum, son of Sarah and Sylvester Crum was born July 29, 1878 at Riceville, Mitchell, Iowa. He was the fourth of five children, all of whom preceded him in death.

His early education was often interrupted by farm needs, but through going to school a few months each winter and outside study, he fulfilled the college entrance requirements without a formal high school education.

He received a V. A. degree from Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls, Iowa in 1906 and taught manual training and Physics in Iowa high schools for the next ten years.

He was a bachelor for forty-one years, then married Katharine Parry in 1919 at Lime Springs, Iowa, where he was superintendent of schools, and she was principal of the high school.

Upon receiving an M.S. degree from Iowa State College at Ames, Iowa, in 1922, he was appointed to the faculty and continued to teach physics there until 1931.

With his family, he moved to his farm near Grand Meadow where he farmed for the next thirty years.

After the death of his wife in 1962, he moved to a country home near Racine. Here he welcomed relatives and friends until a few days before his death. He died December 11, 1967 at the Spring Valley Hospital.

He maintained an active interest in farm progress, current events and sports, until the time of his death. He was blessed by being able to spend his later years in health, leisure, and independence.

He is survived by his two daughters, Mary Smith of Ketchikan, Alaska and Catherine Mealey of Laramie, Wyoming and a son Lloyd of Racine, and five grandchildren and many nieces and newphews.

Lime Springs Herald, Thursday December 28, 1967

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His daughters were married in 1967: Lime Springs Herald, August 21, 1947
Catherine Elizabeth Crum married Michael Mealey on August 8, 1967 in Iowa City
Mary Phoebe Crum married Warren Smith on June 12, 1967 in Ketchikan, Alaska

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He was buried in the Grand Meadow Cemetery, Grand Meadow, Mower, Minnesota