Herbert Allums

Funeral services for Mr. Herbert Allums, 74 of Carthage, Texas will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Leah Hanks, Rev. Keefe Cropper and Rev. Jim Rhodes officiating. A Masonic graveside service with Military Honors will follow in the Langley Cemetery under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. Family visitation will be Monday evening from 6–8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. After a brave, hard fought 16 year battle with Neuropathy, Mr. Allums peacefully departed this earth May 13, 2011 at his home in Carthage surrounded by his family and church members. Hebert was born August 24, 1936 in Beckville, Texas to James Theo and Connie Fite Allums. The youngest of six children, he attended Carthage schools and graduated from Beckville High School and later attended and taught at Panola College. On June 30, 1958, Herbert and Charles Gray signed up on the “Buddy Plan” to serve their country for three years. Mr. Allums achieved the rank of E-5 with the Army Air Defense Command and spent a year in Thule, Greenland. The time spent serving his country was one of his proudest accomplishments and he loved attending the reunions of the 5th Missile Battalion in Abilene, Texas. Hebert worked for forty years in Marshall for Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America and became the district welder. He was a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church of Carthage, the Teammates Sunday School Class and the Keenagers. Herbert loved football and supported the Carthage Bulldogs for over forty years. When he was no longer able to climb the stadium, he never missed listening to the games on KGAS radio. Mr. Allums is preceded in death by his parents, brothers, James and Thomas Allums; and sister Fay King. Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 49 years, Nellie Barnett Allums of Carthage; his two precious daughters, Angela Lancaster and husband Jim of Spring and Amanda Grappe` of Carthage; three grandchildren, the “lights of his life”, Christi Lancaster of Houston, David Lancaster of Spring and Brandi Grappe` of Carthage who grew up with her “Paw-Paw”; brother, Bruce Allums and wife Joyce Ann of Carthage; sister, Annie Jane Dominique of Bossier City, LA; uncle, J.B. Fite of Longview; numerous loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. Serving as pallbearers will be Keith Willie, Tom Sullens, Terry Barnett, Don Barnett, Frank Allums and Curtis Allums. Honorary pallbearers will be John E. and Daisie Morris, NGPL employees, Mildred McCrary, Tommie Akin, Sally and Ron Amburn, Kathryn Rhodes, Teammates Sunday School Class, Melinda Qualls, Larry Morris, Bobbie Helton, Jennifer Rocquemore, Gail Berry and Carolyn Grace. The family request that donations be made to Heart’sWay Hospice, 437 W. Panola, Carthage, Texas 75633 or to the First United Methodist Church of Carthage, 201 S. Shelby, Carthage, Texas 75633.

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Herbert Allums

August 24, 1936 - May 13, 2011