An Obituary from "Gatesville Messenger & Star Forum," Friday, January 26, 1968:
Edgar Newton Altum, 71, of Belton died in a Temple hospital at 5:15 p. m. Sunday.
He was a former resident of Gatesville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in Scott's Funeral Home chapel in Gatesville.
Rev. Hershel Doss officiated and burial was in Restland Cemetery.
Mr. Altum, a native of Bell County, had lived in Bell and Coryell counties all his life.
He was a veteran of World War I, and was employed by the post engineers at Fort Hood.
Mr. Altum was married to Miss Jay Guthrie on July 3, 1936. They resided in Gatesville from 1942 to 1962, when they moved to Belton.
Survivors are his wife; two sons, Thomas Wade Altum of LaMarque and John Dewayne Altum of Roswell, N. M.; a daughter, Mrs. James (Bonnie Elaine) Love of Temple; two sisters, Mrs. D. W. Diserens of Buchanan Dam and Mrs. Leslie (Kate) Hibbetts of Bertram; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers for Mr. Altum's funeral were Rickey Altum, Edward Altum, David Hicks, W. R. Moore, Jr., James Love and Jimmy Dean Guthrie.
From Texas Deaths, 1890-1976:
Name Edgar N Altum
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 Jan 1968
Event Place Temple, Bell, Texas, U.S.
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 16 Nov 1897
Birthplace , Texas
Father's Name John T Altum
Mother's Name Ettie Edgar
Certificate Number 00130
Citing this Record:
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SP-5KM : 5 December 2014), Edgar N Altum, 21 Jan 1968; citing certificate number 00130, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,886.
Edgar Newton Altum, 71, of Belton died in a Temple hospital at 5:15 p. m. Sunday.
He was a former resident of Gatesville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in Scott's Funeral Home chapel in Gatesville.
Rev. Hershel Doss officiated and burial was in Restland Cemetery.
Mr. Altum, a native of Bell County, had lived in Bell and Coryell counties all his life.
He was a veteran of World War I, and was employed by the post engineers at Fort Hood.
Mr. Altum was married to Miss Jay Guthrie on July 3, 1936. They resided in Gatesville from 1942 to 1962, when they moved to Belton.
Survivors are his wife; two sons, Thomas Wade Altum of LaMarque and John Dewayne Altum of Roswell, N. M.; a daughter, Mrs. James (Bonnie Elaine) Love of Temple; two sisters, Mrs. D. W. Diserens of Buchanan Dam and Mrs. Leslie (Kate) Hibbetts of Bertram; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers for Mr. Altum's funeral were Rickey Altum, Edward Altum, David Hicks, W. R. Moore, Jr., James Love and Jimmy Dean Guthrie.
From Texas Deaths, 1890-1976:
Name Edgar N Altum
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 Jan 1968
Event Place Temple, Bell, Texas, U.S.
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 16 Nov 1897
Birthplace , Texas
Father's Name John T Altum
Mother's Name Ettie Edgar
Certificate Number 00130
Citing this Record:
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SP-5KM : 5 December 2014), Edgar N Altum, 21 Jan 1968; citing certificate number 00130, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,886.
An Obituary from "Gatesville Messenger & Star Forum," Friday, January 26, 1968:
Edgar Newton Altum, 71, of Belton died in a Temple hospital at 5:15 p. m. Sunday.
He was a former resident of Gatesville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in Scott's Funeral Home chapel in Gatesville.
Rev. Hershel Doss officiated and burial was in Restland Cemetery.
Mr. Altum, a native of Bell County, had lived in Bell and Coryell counties all his life.
He was a veteran of World War I, and was employed by the post engineers at Fort Hood.
Mr. Altum was married to Miss Jay Guthrie on July 3, 1936. They resided in Gatesville from 1942 to 1962, when they moved to Belton.
Survivors are his wife; two sons, Thomas Wade Altum of LaMarque and John Dewayne Altum of Roswell, N. M.; a daughter, Mrs. James (Bonnie Elaine) Love of Temple; two sisters, Mrs. D. W. Diserens of Buchanan Dam and Mrs. Leslie (Kate) Hibbetts of Bertram; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers for Mr. Altum's funeral were Rickey Altum, Edward Altum, David Hicks, W. R. Moore, Jr., James Love and Jimmy Dean Guthrie.
From Texas Deaths, 1890-1976:
Name Edgar N Altum
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 Jan 1968
Event Place Temple, Bell, Texas, U.S.
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 16 Nov 1897
Birthplace , Texas
Father's Name John T Altum
Mother's Name Ettie Edgar
Certificate Number 00130
Citing this Record:
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SP-5KM : 5 December 2014), Edgar N Altum, 21 Jan 1968; citing certificate number 00130, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,886.
Edgar Newton Altum, 71, of Belton died in a Temple hospital at 5:15 p. m. Sunday.
He was a former resident of Gatesville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in Scott's Funeral Home chapel in Gatesville.
Rev. Hershel Doss officiated and burial was in Restland Cemetery.
Mr. Altum, a native of Bell County, had lived in Bell and Coryell counties all his life.
He was a veteran of World War I, and was employed by the post engineers at Fort Hood.
Mr. Altum was married to Miss Jay Guthrie on July 3, 1936. They resided in Gatesville from 1942 to 1962, when they moved to Belton.
Survivors are his wife; two sons, Thomas Wade Altum of LaMarque and John Dewayne Altum of Roswell, N. M.; a daughter, Mrs. James (Bonnie Elaine) Love of Temple; two sisters, Mrs. D. W. Diserens of Buchanan Dam and Mrs. Leslie (Kate) Hibbetts of Bertram; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers for Mr. Altum's funeral were Rickey Altum, Edward Altum, David Hicks, W. R. Moore, Jr., James Love and Jimmy Dean Guthrie.
From Texas Deaths, 1890-1976:
Name Edgar N Altum
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 Jan 1968
Event Place Temple, Bell, Texas, U.S.
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 16 Nov 1897
Birthplace , Texas
Father's Name John T Altum
Mother's Name Ettie Edgar
Certificate Number 00130
Citing this Record:
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SP-5KM : 5 December 2014), Edgar N Altum, 21 Jan 1968; citing certificate number 00130, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,886.
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