Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Clarence Stump
Former New Weston resident Clarence L. Stump, 82, of the Gardens of St. Henry, died at 12:05 p.m. Sept. 16, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
He was born Nov. 22, 1925, in Darke County to Simon and Sarah Coby Stump. He married Pearl L. Smith Stump, who died in 2004.
Surviving are two sons, Ronald (Beverly), Rossburg, and Roger (Joanie), Greenville; three daughters, Ruth Blackburn, Greenville, Ruby (Don) Clark, Fort Recovery, and Rebecca (Mark) Nottingham, Hinesville, Ga.; five brothers, Leon (Jean), Fort Recovery, Robert (Margaret), Union City, Roscoe (Judy), Winter Haven, Fla., Carl (Pat), LaGrange, Ind., Alvin (Helen), Rushville, Ind.; three sisters, Bernice (James) Moneysmith, Union City, Loretta (Marvin) McClannan, New Weston, Esta (Richard) Kiser, New Weston; two sisters-in-law, Janis Stump, Celina, and Erma Stump, Union City; 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are four brothers, Orville, Leonard, Marvin and an infant; and a sister Marie.
He retired from Walls Brothers Asphalt Company, Fort Jefferson. He was a member of Ansonia Church of Christ, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Salamonia, Ind., and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Reichard Funeral Home, Inc. Union City, Ind., the Revs. George Hughes and Tim Scrock officiating.
Calling is 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.