Submitted by: Dan Rich

Leroy D. Crum

May 16, 1924 - Jan. 8, 2001

South Bend Tribune 1/9/2001

Leroy D. Crum, 76, of Edna Road, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, in his home. Mr. Crum was born on May 16, 1924, in Hibbard, Ind., to the late Allen and Mabel (Greenwalt) Crum. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Edward Crum. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou; a daughter, Christine (Herm) Green of Sandy, Ore.; two sons, Michael (Chris) Crum and Gary (Shelley) Nelson of Portland, Ore.; a stepdaughter, Karen Emerson of Lansing, Mich.; three stepsons, William (Monika) Felten of South Bend, Ind., James (Barbara) Felton of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Scott (Stacy) Felten of Osceola, Ind.; 18 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren; and by a sister, Mary Webb of Dallas, Texas. Mr. Crum graduated from Plymouth High School in 1942 before joining the U.S. Army. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945, serving on Okinawa. He was honorably discharged on Nov. 11, 1945, and was a lifetime member of the DAV Post #19 in South Bend. As an accountant he worked for International Harvester and Bechons Moving Company in Portland until 1970 when he returned to Indiana. He worked for Advanced Schools in South Bend as a sales representative. He was active as a leader in the South Bend Support Group for Multiple Sclerosis, and was a member of the Coalbush United Methodist Church of Mishawaka.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main Street, Mishawaka. Funeral services will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, in the Coalbush United Methodist Church, 15977 Jackson Road, Mishawaka, where friends may call one hour before the services. Rev. James Davidson will officiate the services, and burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.