Dora (Fern) Crume 96, from Mission Texas passed away 07/27/2021. She is survived by her sister Phyllis Jean Barlow of Plano TX; a son, Mike Crume of Flint TX and daughter Julia Hanley and her husband John from Mission TX. She has two grandsons; and one granddaughter, numerous nieces and nephews and great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband James Crume in 2007, a Sister Irene Parham, and brothers Harvey and Lenard Hinton. Fern was born in Bokoshe, Oklahoma. She married James Crume in 1945. They moved to Odessa Texas then to Midland Texas in the early 1960’s. Fern worked for Elcor Chemical until her retirement in the 1980’s. She then began Midland Gallery selling fine art work. She wrote 2 books while in her 80’s and enjoyed playing bridge and scrabble. Memorial Services pending.