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- Vance Marcum, age 82, of Hot Springs, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007.
He was born on October 7, 1924 in Franklin County, Arkansas the son of Hughes Marcum and Jessie Suggs Marcum. On August 22, 1947, he was married to Lanell McDowell. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers; and one grandson, Van Ryan Marcum.
He was a WW II veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served from 1943 to 1946. He was awarded the Purple Heart in 1945. After serving his country, he graduated from Gulpton-Jones Mortuary School in Dallas, Texas. He worked for over 50 years in funeral service having worked for Latimer Funeral Home in Nashville, Madden Funeral Home in Ashdown, and Oakcrest Funeral Home in Hope.
He was a Baptist by faith and was a member of Charity Heights Baptist Church in Hot Springs.
He is survived by his wife, Lanell Marcum of Hot Springs; his son, Gary Van Marcum of Clermont, Florida; his daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Ed Southerland of Hot Springs Village; two grandchildren, Todd Edward Southerland and Kerry McDowell Southerland, both of Dallas, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, May 11, 2007 in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Hot Springs with Brother Charlie Zumwalt officiating.
Interment will be at Evening Shade Cemetery at Hope at 4:00 PM, Friday afternoon under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Hot Springs.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Thursday evening.
Pallbearers will be Ed Southerland, Todd Southerland, Larry Garner, Charlie Green, Wayne Johnson, Joe Frank Bobo, and Jackie Martin.
Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.
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