Elmer Byrum1

M, #20485, b. Oct 16, 1911, d. Feb 19, 1994
Pedigree
Father*Daniel Etheridge Byrum1 b. Jun 11, 1854, d. Feb 21, 1921
Mother*Harriett Penelope Stearns1 b. Jul 31, 1870, d. Jan 25, 1950

Family

Velma Adele Johnson b. Apr 2, 1914, d. Jan 9, 1995

Chronological Events

Birth*Oct 16, 1911 Elmer Byrum was born on Oct 16, 1911 at Suffolk, City of Suffolk, Virginia, United States.1 
 He was the son of Daniel Etheridge Byrum and Harriett Penelope Stearns.1 
Marriage*Dec 24, 1930 Elmer Byrum married Velma Adele Johnson on Dec 24, 1930 at Norfolk, City of Norfolk, Virginia, United States.2,3 
Death*Feb 19, 1994 Elmer Byrum died on Feb 19, 1994, at age 82 at Chesapeake, City of Chesapeake, Virginia, United States.1 
ObituaryFeb 21, 1994  OBITUARY: Elmer Byrum, 82, of the 1500 block of Elder Ave., a retired estimator, died Feb. 19, 1994, in Norfolk.
Mr. Byrum was born in Suffolk. He had retired from NNSY after 30 years. He was the owner of Byrum Electric Company of Chesapeake. He was the oldest living member of Virginia Beach First Church of the Nazarene. He was a past member of the City of Chesapeake Electrical Board.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Velma J. Byrum; two daughters, Ada Adele Whitehead of Chesapeake and June B. Savage of Virginia Beach; two sons, E. Wayne Byrum of Canton, Mich., and Ron L. Byrum of Chesapeake; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Virginia Beach First Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Park. The family will be at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel, today from 7 to 9 p.m.

Published in The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA, February 21, 1994, Pg. D02.4
 
Burial*Feb 22, 1994 He was buried on Feb 22, 1994 at Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk, City of Norfolk, Virginia, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 54978373
Plot: Rhododendron Lot 146 Sp 2.5

Citations

  1. [S862] Site - RootsWeb.com, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
  2. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  3. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.