Albert J. Lumm

Albert was born December 25th, 1918. The second child of Earl "Cap" and Elvada Lumm. 1918 was the worldwide pandemic of the Spanish Flu. He was quarantined for a portion of his first year of life. The Lumm family were Teamsters, providing horses to the oil fields in
and near Alluwe, Oklahoma.
He met and fell in love with Bonnie Claypool fr om Wann. Three children came from this marriage. Ruth (deceased), Barbara and Rick. After Bonnie passed to glory, he was united in marriage to Gracie Lakey (deceased).
Vocationally he did many things. Starting with the oil fields at age 13, and the conservation Core camps of the Roosevelt Administration. Seven "Dust Bowl" trips to California with the "Okie" movement doing farm and dairy work. Finally learning to weld and working in the shipyards.
He joined the US Navy as a gunner's mate and served in WWII in the Pacific. After an Honorable discharge he returned to Oklahoma. There he raised cattle, worked for Todd Shipyards, Page Milk, Kraft Milk, North American Tank Car, Leavenworth Steel, Boilermakers, and then finally joined his son at Peabody Coal Co. where he retired as a driller.
However, it was 1962 the most significant event of his life occurred. He was converted to Christ through the influence of Bonnie, a fellow sailor of WWII and Uncle Jack Claypool. He followed Jesus with a passion not only as Saviour and Lord but as a personal friend. He served as a deacon for over 40 years at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, near Noxie, Oklahoma. Worked on over 40 different mission trips, including Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He and Bonnie financially adopted a Haitian girl named "Sally".They supported her from the 1st grade all the way through college. He was an original member of the Lenapah Cowboy Camp Meeting, The Bethel Builders of Coffeyville, KS,and the Master's Builders of Edgerton, MO. He happily concluded his church membership at First Baptist Church of Delaware.
In lieu of flowers the family would like donations made to Hati Missions made out to New Direction Baptist Church and sent to Rick Lumm, 711 NW 110st St, Kansas City, MO 64155