Raymond Jerome Schumann

HULL, Ill. -- Raymond Jerome Schumann, 83, of Hull, died at 5:15 p.m. Saturday (June 12, 2010) at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Mo. Mr. Schumann was born Sept. 13, 1926, in Kampsville, to Roy Leo and Mary Nord Schumann. He was married to Jo Ellen Nichols on June 20, 1959, in Burkburnett, Texas. She survives. Mr. Schumann was a U.S. Army veteran serving during World War II. He was a teacher and a coach at West Pike School in Kinderhook for more than 30 years. Mr. Schumann was a standout basketball player at Hannibal-LaGrange Junior College and Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was inducted into the National Junior College Hall of Fame for Basketball and he still held many collegiate records. After his education Ray continued to play sports on various independent teams throughout the area. He continued to play until the age of 78, competing in the Senior Olympics and in Senior Softball. Ray also loved the outdoors, he was an avid fisherman and mushroom hunter. He was a member of the Hull United Methodist Church in Hull. Other survivors include three children, Sherry Wei (Manny) of Effingham, Jo Gregg (Ed) of Hannibal, and Steve Schumann of Quincy; one sister, Elizabeth Banghart (Bob); three grandchildren, Edward Gregg, Aimee Wei and Ryan Wei; one nephew, Mike Banghart; and one niece, Kate Bauers (Dennis). He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Lauretta Kaffer and Dorothy Schumann. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Thursday in the Hull United Methodist Church. Burial with full military rites will be at Kinderhook Cemetery in Kinderhook. Pallbearers will be Manuel Wei, Ed Gregg, Edward Gregg, Ryan Wei, Michael Banghart, and Steven Schumann. Honorary pallbearers will be Terry Smith, Howard Dewell, Ben Pitney, Dale Meyer, Bob Colgrove, Bob Banghart and Joe Glen Nichols. VISITATION: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Hull United Methodist Church. MEMORIALS: Hull United Methodist Church in care of the James O'Donnell Funeral Home, 302 S. Fifth St., Hannibal, Mo. 63401. ARRANGEMENTS: James O'Donnell Funeral Home, Hannibal. WEBSITE: www.jamesodonnellfuneralhome.com. Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.