Robert F. Hallum

Graveside services for Robert F. Hallum, 83, of Longview, will be 1 P.M. today, Friday, April 22, 2005, at Memory Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Bill Cunningham officiating. Rader Funeral Home of Longview will be in charge of services. Mr. Hallum died Thursday evening at his residence. A native of Tehuacana, Limestone County, Texas, he was born August 1, 1921, to Otto Dixon and Emma Ruth Moody Hallum. Mr. Hallum moved to Longview in 1931, when his father went to work for a Longview bank. He attended Longview schools and graduated with the Class of 1939 from Longview High School. He also attended Schriener Military School, now Schriener University, and Kilgore College. Mr. Hallum was a retired selmployed accountant. He served his country during World War II, with the U.S. Marines in the South Pacific. Mr. Hallum was a member of Longview Masonic Lodge No. 404, a 32nd degree Mason of the Waco Scottish Rite bodies, and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Longview. He was known by his family and friends for his quiet and loving manner. He considered his children his greatest accomplishment. He grew-up enjoying deer hunting with his father, and continued with his son Mike. Some of his happiest moments were on a deer lease with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, O. Darwin Hallum and Edward Dean Hallum; and his sister, Christine Hallum Reynolds. A loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Marguerite Patterson Hallum, whom he married on March 22, 1946, after returning from World War II; daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Edward (Ed) Steele of Longview; son and daughter-in-law, R. Michael and Shelley Hallum of Marshall; grandchildren, Kristy L. Davis and husband, Joey, of Longview, Kourtney Morris of Longview, Jantzen, Jordan and Jaycee Hallum of Marshall; step-granddaughter, Melissa Russell and husband, Bill, of Waco; great-granddaughter, Trinty Davis of Longview; great-grandson, Tristan Davis of Longview; step-great-grandchildren, Ethan and Ryan Russell of Waco. The family requests that memorials be made to First United Methodist Church, Longview, or Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn St., Dallas, TX 75219, or Greater Hospice of Longview. A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.