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William “Dick” Paul Kellum, 82 went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 25, 2025 at Valley Hospice House in Fayetteville.
Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, July 27, 2025 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Pastor Tommy Knight. Burial will follow at Sandy Horne Cemetery in Autryville.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM Sunday at the funeral home prior to the service.
Dick was born in Hayes, Virginia to the late Vendall Kellum and Alice Mildred Heywood Kellum. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by brothers, Vendall Kellum, Jr. and Earl Kellum; and his sister, Joyce Kellum.
He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Teresa Jordan Kellum of the home; children, William “Billy” Paul Kellum, Jr. & wife, Gail of Hayes, VA, Robert Paul Kellum of Hawaii, Jordan Edward Kellum & wife, Melissa of Mathews, VA, and Nicholas Aaron Kellum & wife, Ashley of Hayes, VA; grandchildren, Noah, Jayden and Tristan; brother, Walter Herbert Kellum & wife, Joyce of Hayes, VA; and sisters, Mary Arlene Templeman and Alice Jean Harris both of Hayes, VA.
Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC 28391.
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6535 Clinton Rd, Stedman, NC 28391

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