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James E Tranum
1942 - 2023
James E Tranum
1942 - 2023
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A visitation will take place on Sunday, July 16, 2023 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home 3110 Airport Rd. Temple, Texas 76504.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, July 17, 2023 at Troy United Methodist Church 2500 FM 935, Troy, TX 76579 with Pastor Thom Lamb officiating. A private family burial will take place at the family cemetery, Deer Creek Cemetery.
Jim purchased the Hundley Buick Company in Temple and Farris Pontiac GMC, which led him to move the dealership franchises to I-35. Eventually having 9 different locations under Tranum Auto Group.
He served on several boards at Scott & White Hospital. He was elected to be on the Board of Trustees for Temple College, started The Jim & Eva Marie Scholarship helped graduating seniors continue pursuing their education. Jim was also a Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow. He supported the City of Temple's public tennis and updated the Summit Tennis Center naming it, The Eva Marie Tranum Tennis Center.
Jim is survived by the love of his life, Eva Marie Tranum. Their 3 daughters, Christina Marie Trammell (Tony) of Fayetteville, AR; Anna Marie Kessler (David) of Temple, TX & Lisa Marie Wiggins (Will) of Flower Mound, TX. Grandkids Austin Christopher & Tyler Marie Trammell; Andrew William, Sarah Marie & James Harry Kessler; and Wren Wallace & Wrett "Truett" William Wiggins. A sister, Mary Alice Taylor (Joe) of Destin, FL; niece Lacey Jordan (Bill) of Atlanta, GA; brother-in-law, William McCauley "Bill" Duck (Cindy) of Rockport, TX; and nephew McCauley Duck of Rockport, TX and a host of cousins throughout the Arkansas Delta. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clark and Tava Tranum, and his in-laws, Marvin & Mary Duck.
Arrangements are under the direction of Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in Temple. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in his name to Temple College Board of Trustees Scholarship Fund, Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Child Life, or the University of Arkansas.
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Rebecca Longshore
July 18, 2023
You were a good man to my family for decades after buying Hundley Buick. Rest in Heaven
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