Curtis Carlyle Collums
September 11, 1924 — May 26, 2017
2017, at Trinity Pers onal Car e. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 30,
2017, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Breck Ladd
officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens of
Columbus with military honors. Visitation will be one hour prior to the
service at Memorial Funeral Home, 716 2nd Ave. North, Columbus, MS.
Gunter & Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Collums was born September 11, 1924, in Ferrall, MS, to the late
Jimmy and Addie Cannon Collums. He was a graduate of Marks, MS, High
School. Mr. Collums received his Bachelor's degree from Delta State
University and his Master's degree from the University of Mississippi. He
was principal for many years at Franklin Academy and was a member of Fairview
Baptist Church. Mr. Collums served his community, coached little league
baseball, was a Boy Scout leader, enjoyed hunting and fishing, and playing
musical instruments. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death
by his wife, Kathleen Reid Collums, son, Gerald Collums, and 9 siblings.
Survivors include his sons, Carl Collums and his wife Carol of
Columbus, MS, Hal Collums and his wife Paula of New Orleans, LA, and Larry
Collums of Columbus, MS, special friend, Betty Scott and her family, sister,
Jesse Smith and her husband Dolph of Ripley, TN, grandchildren, Leah Glade
and her husband Darrell of New Orleans, LA, and Reid Collums and his wife
Camille of Los Angeles, CA, and great grandchildren, Curtis and Alice Glade.
Pallbearers will be Senator Chuck Younger, Curtis Barfield, Frank
Thomas, Aubrey Collums, Paul Scott, and Steve Scott. <iframe id="tukios_player_512x330" allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="330" scrolling="no" src="https://www.tributeslides.com/videos/embedded_video/8ZMP99TKHLW2TD56" width="512"></iframe>
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