Hassie Turner Corum

Mr. Hassie Turner Corum, 93, of 10979 US 158 in Reidsville, went to be with his heavenly Father on Monday afternoon, June 30, 2014, at Hospice Home of Rockingham County in Wentworth.

A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, July 3, at Dan River Wesleyan Church. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Corum was born on April 25, 1921 to Thomas and Ellen Carter Corum. He was retired from W. H. Sullivan Company in Greensboro.

Mr. Corum is survived by three daughters, JoAnne Parrish and husband, Richard, Margie Hoskins and husband, Raymond, and Janice Sexton and husband, Dave; one son, Ronald Corum and wife, Carla; 9 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Frank Burroughs; and numerous nieces and nephews. He loved and was loved by all of his family.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife and best friend of 69 years, Hester Burroughs Corum; his sisters, Annie Austin, Cora Stevens, Henrietta Coleman, and Dolly Patterson; his brothers, Roy Corum, Thomas Corum, Dewey Corum, and Bill Corum; and by his granddaughter, Lisa Michelle Carter, as well as a number of nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, 6 - 8 PM, at Dan River Church in Eden of which he was a member for 65 years.

Special thanks and deepest gratitude are extended to the staff of the Hospice Home for their care and support during the last few weeks, along with special caregiver, Audrey Borland.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Dan River Wesleyan Church, 191 Dan River Wesleyan Church Road, Eden, NC 27288; or to Hospice of Rockingham County, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375.

Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com