William F. “Bill” Daum
William Frederick “Bill” Daum, 94 of Greenville died Monday, January 19, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday at Johnson Street Church of Christ under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home, with Randy Daw officiating. Interment will be at Memoryland Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the funeral home.
Born in Gainesville, Texas on April 10, 1920, he was the son of Fred C. Daum and Bessie Mae Chambers Daum. On March 2, 1941, he married Margaret Marie Willoughby in Wellington, Texas. He was a brakeman/conductor for the Kansas City Southern Railroad. He retired after working 50 years at the age of 72. He was a member of Johnson Street Church of Christ and the United Transportation Union.
Survivors include his son, Ronald Joe Daum of Greenville; daughter, Carole Ann Daum Wood and husband, Jim of Pottsboro; grandchildren, William Keith Wood and wife, Emily of Laurinburg, North Carolina and Kelli Marie Wood Moore of Rockwall; and great-grandsons, Cayden Wood of Laurinburg, North Carolina and Jacob Tyler Moore of Rockwall. He was preceded in death by his wife and parents.
Pallbearers will be Jim Wood, Keith Wood, Joe Elliott, Larry Davis, Larry Nations, Jim Woodfield and Bob Laverly.