Carl William Rudolph Blum
Services for Carl William Rudolph Blum of
Clifton, 87, who died at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home at 6pm May 23 1988 after
an illness of about one month, were held at 2pm May 25 at Riley Funeral Chapel
in Hamilton, with Revs. Matthew McKellar and Mark Turman officiating. Burial
was in Bulman Cemetery.
Born on Dec 3, 1900, in Washington County, TX,
Carl was the son of Edward and Ajonke Blum. He was married to Zella White on
April 21, 1921, in Hamilton, TX. He had lived for 61 years in the Pleasant
Valley Community and 6 years in Clifton. He was a farmer and rancher and member
of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by one sone, Nelson
Blum, who died during the Korean War. Pallbearers were Carl Dennis Winton,
Jimmy Franklin Winton, Milton Amundson, Charles Nelson Blum, and Frank Courtney,
Jr. of Crosby.
Survivors include his wife, Zella White Blum of
Clifton; 2 sons: June G. Blum, and wife, Jo Ann of Cranfills Gap and Alan Blum
of Grand Prairie; 1 daughter: Gaylon Blum Winton and husband, Carl, of
Arlington; 6 grandchildren: Carl Dennis Winton of Angleon, Jimmy Franklin
Winton of Rosenburg, Milton L. Amundson of Clifton, Michelle Blum of Grapevine,
Nancy Lee Blum of Grand Prairie, and Charles Nelson Blum of Grand Prairie; and 4
great, great grandchildren.
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