Varnell Shrum

PUXICO, Mo. -- Varnell Everett Shrum, 75, of Bloomsdale, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Dec. 28, 1927, at Puxico, son of Victory "Vic" and Lilly Pearl Glenn Shrum. He and Clareen Wallace were married in 1950 in Piggott, Ark.

Shrum had lived at Bloomsdale many years. He was a retired truck driver. He was a member of VFW at Wappapello, Mo., and former member of American Legion and VFW at Bloomsdale.

He was a veteran of the Korean War.

Survivors include a son, Timothy Shrum of Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; a daughter, Janeen Bivens of Advance, Mo.; a brother, Vanis Shrum of Edwardsville, Ill.; and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters.

Friends may call at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dean Medlin officiating. Burial will be in Elliott Cemetery near Puxico, with full military honors by the Veterans Honor Guard of Poplar Bluff, Mo.