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Charles Kellum Obituary
EAST PEORIA - Charles E. Kellum, 95, of Bakersfield, Calif., formerly of East Peoria, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, in Bakersfield, Calif.
Memorial services for Charles E. Kellum will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, at Faith United Methodist Church in East Peoria, Ill., with Pastor Dan Lybarger performing the service. Direct cremation has taken place. Visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. preceding the service.
Denton-Wood Funeral Home in Carlsbad, N.M., is in charge of arrangements.
Charles Edward Kellum was born Oct. 29, 1916, at Hadley, Ill., to Eugene and Rebecca Hunter Kellum.
He worked at the Caterpillar Inc. proving grounds for 35 years.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Carlsbad, N.M.
His parents; two brothers, Emery E. Kellum and Merrill F. Kellum; one sister, Edna L. Kellum; and best friend and partner, Anne DuCharme preceded him in death.
Survivors include Anne's son, Dr. Richard (Hedy) DuCharme of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and nine beloved nieces and nephews, Edward Kellum (the late Janet) of Monrovia, Calif., Elvin (Inell) Kellum of Biloxi, Miss., Larry (Fran) Kellum of Minneola, Fla., Joanne (the late Jack) Moore of Hendricks, M.N., Merrilyn (Russell) Schultz of Naperville, Ill., Ronald (Betty) Kellum of East Peoria, Ill., Kaye (Katherine) Kellum of Mona, Utah, Donald (Linda) Kellum of Morton, Ill., and Glenn (Marilyn) Kellum of Pekin, Ill.
Charles enjoyed many things in life and was blessed by many friends where ever he lived.
After retirement, he moved from Illinois to Florida then later to New Mexico and California.
He will be sorely missed.
The family has a special appreciation to the loving care given by his great-niece, Sharon and Bob Chase, during his time at Bakersfield, Calif.
The family requests memorial contributions be made to Faith United Methodist Church, 2403 Springfield Road, East Peoria, IL 61611.
Condolences may be expressed at dentonwood.com.
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Larry Kellum
November 23, 2011
I dearly loved uncle Charles and will miss our talks on the phone altho the last year they became much shorter because of his health,I will miss him so very much.There is no one else that I respect any more than Uncle Chuck.I know he is at peace and without pain now.God bless his memory.Larry Kellum and family
Yolanda Coggins
November 23, 2011
I know most of you don't know us, but we are the Coggins Family, Tim, Yolanda and Kayla, from Bakersfield, CA. We got to know Uncle Charles while he was in Bakersfield. We became quick friends. We would go to dinner with him, Bob, Sharon and occasionally with Ed, we celebrated special occasions and we were also at his 95th birthday party. We might have met a few of you. Uncle Charles was a special person and he will be sorely missed. God Bless our prayers are wtih all of his family and friends. :)
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