A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
From The Forum, Fargo, North Dakota, July 16, 2008: Cyril K. Barnum, Moorhead, died Monday, July 14, 2008, at age 85 in MeritCare Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Fargo.
Survivors: wife, Sybil Barnum; three sons, Jim (Lynne) Barnum, Lonny Barnum, Jerry (Deb) Barnum; and two daughters, Pam Keenan, Linda Carter.
Services: Visitation is tonight from 5 to 7, with a prayer service at 6:30, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead. The funeral will be Thursday at 2 in Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Moorhead. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Moorhead.
Obituary from an unidentified contemporary newspaper: On July 14th, 2008, Cyril Kenneth Barnum, 85, left this world to be with his Savior, Jesus. He was born on April 8th, 1923, in Miller, South Dakota, the son of Albert & Martha (Zuehlsdorff). He was received into God’s family through baptism along with his son, Jim, on July 27, 1947, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Campbell, MN, by Rev. Markgraf. He publicly reaffirmed his faith commitment to Jesus Christ in 1948 at First English Lutheran Church, Fairmont, ND, when he was confirmed by Pastor Rupert. He graduated from Campbell High School in 1940. On June 14, 1946, he married Sybil Hardie at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Wahpeton, N.D. Members of Our Redeemer since 1962, Cy served on the Board of Elders many times and loved to serve as usher. Cy was best known for his kind, gentle heart and his love for his family. He was a man of simple needs who put himself last and his family first. He and the love of his life, Sybil, spent 62 years together and his primary concern was her happiness. Prior to his retirement in 1987, Cy was a truck driver for Consolidated Freight, Buckingham Trucking, and Midwest Motor Express. Left to join him later through faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is his wife Sybil; three sons, Jim (Lynne) Moorhead, Lonny, Moorhead, and Jerry (Deb), West Fargo, ND; two daughters, Pam Keenan, Moorhead and Linda Carter, Chanhassen, MN; 13 grandchildren, Tami (Scott) Moen, Jason Barnum, Wausau, WI, Shannon Barnum, Moorhead, Shawn Keenan, Bozeman, MT, Hali Jo Keenan, Edinburgh, Scotland, Tori Barnum, Fargo, Justin Barnum, Los Angeles, CA, Jessie Barnum, Omaha, NE, Aaron Barnum, Ft. Lewis, WA, Michael Barnum, Fargo, Spencer Barnum, Moorhead, AnMarie Barnum, Moorhead, and Christian Barnum, Fargo; and 4 great-grandchildren, Keah & Cameron Nelson and Mari & Sam Kjos, Moorhead. Those family members he is joining in heaven are his parents; brothers, Mel & Miles; a granddaughter, Lisa Marie Barnum; a son, Stanley Richard; and a son-in-law, Steve Keenan. Funeral Service: Thursday, July 17, 2008, at 2 PM in Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Moorhead, with Inurnment at Evergreen Cemetery, Moorhead.
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