Crum, James Ernest

Passed: 2003-09-10

Age: 72

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Death Notice: 2003-09-10

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Information: James Ernest Crum, 72, of Cottageville, Jackson County, departed this life Sept. 10, 2003, in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio, following a brief illness.  He was born Oct. 29, 1930, in Cottageville, a son of the late Hoyt Leroy and Goldie Belle Flowers Crum.  He was also preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Dr. Ann Crum.  He was retired from American Electric Power Company with 35 years' service.  He wa a member of Masonic Lodge 16 AF&AM, Ripley, and Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 17, Ripley, and a former member of the Ripley Park Commission.  He attended Cottageville United Methodist Church.  Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Jo Ann Hamon Crum; sons, Dr. James Michael Crum and Dr. Joseph Dexter Crum, both of Cottageville, Jeffrey Karl Crum of Harvard, Ill.; brother, Louis Eugene Crum of Portsmouth, Ohio; sister, Phyllis Pritchard of Huntington; and grandchildren, Josh, JoJo, Justin, Jordan, Rebecca and Torren.  Burial was in Blaine Memorial Cemetery, Cottageville.