Thursday, April 7, 1983, Alton, Madison County, Illinois "Alton Telegraph", newspaper, page B-5, column 2, obituary for Charles Andrew Blume.
Any words that you see in brackets [ ] were added by me to make the obituary information more informative, since the reader might not know where certain towns were located or what the complete date might have been.
Blume
EDWARDSVILLE - Charles A. Blume, 98, died at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday [April 6, 1983] at Oliver Anderson Hospital, Maryville [Madison County, Illinois].
Born in Worden, [Madison County, Illinois] a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blume, he married the former Lenora [Ernestine] Cowden on Feb. 2, 1910, in Danville. [Vermilion County, Illinois]. She died Oct. 10, 1974.
Surviving are a son, J. [Joyce or Jack] Cowden Blume of Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois]; a brother, Otto of Worden [Madison County, Illinois]; and a sister, Viola Hemme of Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois].
There will be no visitation.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday [April 8, 1983] at the Sunset Hill Cemetery Mausoleum with the Rev. Carl Bennett officiating.
Pletcher Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
END OF THE OBITUARY
From the Friday, October 6, 1933 Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, "Edwardsville Intelligencer", newspaper, page 3, column 5, there was a mention of Charles A. Blume receiving the 33rd degree honor in Freemasonry.
FORMER RESIDENT HONORED WITH HIGH MASONIC DEGREE
Charles A. Blume, for twenty years on the Post Office staff of this city, now residing at Newtonville, Mass., was last week elected to the highest honors in Freemasonry, being elected to the Thirty-third Degree at the meeting of the Supreme Council held in Boston [Mass.] last week.
This degree can be petitioned for, but is awarded only for distinguished Masonic or civic service and comes entirely unanticipated by its recipient. He will receive the degree in September of next year [1934] at the meeting at Grand Rapids, Michigan. Governor Henry Horner of Illinois was honored at some time and will receive the degree with Blume.
Mr. Blume has been in charge of the Supreme Council accounting department at general headquarters in Boston [Mass.], where C. H. Spillman, formerly of this city has offices, as Grand Secretary General. Mr. Blume's Masonic memberships are in Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois] and East St. Louis [St. Clair County, Illinois].
END OF THE STORY ABOUT THE 33RD DEGREE MASONIC HONOR FOR CHARLES A. BLUME
The picture of the crypt cover for Charles A. Blume shows his 33rd degree Masonic ranking.
The crypts for Charles Andrew Blume, his wife, Lenora Ernestine, nee Cowden Blume, his son, Joyce or "Jack" Cowden Blume and Joyce's wife, Vivian Arvis, nee Lannae, Blume are all located in the Sunset Hill Memorial Mausoleum, in corridor 2.
The crypt for Lenora Ernestine, nee Cowden, Blume is crypt 51.
The crypt for Charles A. Blume is crypt 50.
The crypt for Vivian Arvis, nee Lannae, Blume is crypt 49.
The crypt for Joyce or "Jack" Cowden Blume is crypt 48.
From left to right. these crypts will be in the order shown here, so crypt number 51, is the crypt farthest on the left and these crypts will be in the second row down from the top row of the crypts.
There are 5 rows of crypts from top to bottom and there are crypts numbered from left to right as 51 down to 41 in corridor 2.
Any words that you see in brackets [ ] were added by me to make the obituary information more informative, since the reader might not know where certain towns were located or what the complete date might have been.
Blume
EDWARDSVILLE - Charles A. Blume, 98, died at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday [April 6, 1983] at Oliver Anderson Hospital, Maryville [Madison County, Illinois].
Born in Worden, [Madison County, Illinois] a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blume, he married the former Lenora [Ernestine] Cowden on Feb. 2, 1910, in Danville. [Vermilion County, Illinois]. She died Oct. 10, 1974.
Surviving are a son, J. [Joyce or Jack] Cowden Blume of Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois]; a brother, Otto of Worden [Madison County, Illinois]; and a sister, Viola Hemme of Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois].
There will be no visitation.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday [April 8, 1983] at the Sunset Hill Cemetery Mausoleum with the Rev. Carl Bennett officiating.
Pletcher Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
END OF THE OBITUARY
From the Friday, October 6, 1933 Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, "Edwardsville Intelligencer", newspaper, page 3, column 5, there was a mention of Charles A. Blume receiving the 33rd degree honor in Freemasonry.
FORMER RESIDENT HONORED WITH HIGH MASONIC DEGREE
Charles A. Blume, for twenty years on the Post Office staff of this city, now residing at Newtonville, Mass., was last week elected to the highest honors in Freemasonry, being elected to the Thirty-third Degree at the meeting of the Supreme Council held in Boston [Mass.] last week.
This degree can be petitioned for, but is awarded only for distinguished Masonic or civic service and comes entirely unanticipated by its recipient. He will receive the degree in September of next year [1934] at the meeting at Grand Rapids, Michigan. Governor Henry Horner of Illinois was honored at some time and will receive the degree with Blume.
Mr. Blume has been in charge of the Supreme Council accounting department at general headquarters in Boston [Mass.], where C. H. Spillman, formerly of this city has offices, as Grand Secretary General. Mr. Blume's Masonic memberships are in Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois] and East St. Louis [St. Clair County, Illinois].
END OF THE STORY ABOUT THE 33RD DEGREE MASONIC HONOR FOR CHARLES A. BLUME
The picture of the crypt cover for Charles A. Blume shows his 33rd degree Masonic ranking.
The crypts for Charles Andrew Blume, his wife, Lenora Ernestine, nee Cowden Blume, his son, Joyce or "Jack" Cowden Blume and Joyce's wife, Vivian Arvis, nee Lannae, Blume are all located in the Sunset Hill Memorial Mausoleum, in corridor 2.
The crypt for Lenora Ernestine, nee Cowden, Blume is crypt 51.
The crypt for Charles A. Blume is crypt 50.
The crypt for Vivian Arvis, nee Lannae, Blume is crypt 49.
The crypt for Joyce or "Jack" Cowden Blume is crypt 48.
From left to right. these crypts will be in the order shown here, so crypt number 51, is the crypt farthest on the left and these crypts will be in the second row down from the top row of the crypts.
There are 5 rows of crypts from top to bottom and there are crypts numbered from left to right as 51 down to 41 in corridor 2.
Thursday, April 7, 1983, Alton, Madison County, Illinois "Alton Telegraph", newspaper, page B-5, column 2, obituary for Charles Andrew Blume.
Any words that you see in brackets [ ] were added by me to make the obituary information more informative, since the reader might not know where certain towns were located or what the complete date might have been.
Blume
EDWARDSVILLE - Charles A. Blume, 98, died at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday [April 6, 1983] at Oliver Anderson Hospital, Maryville [Madison County, Illinois].
Born in Worden, [Madison County, Illinois] a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blume, he married the former Lenora [Ernestine] Cowden on Feb. 2, 1910, in Danville. [Vermilion County, Illinois]. She died Oct. 10, 1974.
Surviving are a son, J. [Joyce or Jack] Cowden Blume of Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois]; a brother, Otto of Worden [Madison County, Illinois]; and a sister, Viola Hemme of Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois].
There will be no visitation.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday [April 8, 1983] at the Sunset Hill Cemetery Mausoleum with the Rev. Carl Bennett officiating.
Pletcher Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
END OF THE OBITUARY
From the Friday, October 6, 1933 Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, "Edwardsville Intelligencer", newspaper, page 3, column 5, there was a mention of Charles A. Blume receiving the 33rd degree honor in Freemasonry.
FORMER RESIDENT HONORED WITH HIGH MASONIC DEGREE
Charles A. Blume, for twenty years on the Post Office staff of this city, now residing at Newtonville, Mass., was last week elected to the highest honors in Freemasonry, being elected to the Thirty-third Degree at the meeting of the Supreme Council held in Boston [Mass.] last week.
This degree can be petitioned for, but is awarded only for distinguished Masonic or civic service and comes entirely unanticipated by its recipient. He will receive the degree in September of next year [1934] at the meeting at Grand Rapids, Michigan. Governor Henry Horner of Illinois was honored at some time and will receive the degree with Blume.
Mr. Blume has been in charge of the Supreme Council accounting department at general headquarters in Boston [Mass.], where C. H. Spillman, formerly of this city has offices, as Grand Secretary General. Mr. Blume's Masonic memberships are in Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois] and East St. Louis [St. Clair County, Illinois].
END OF THE STORY ABOUT THE 33RD DEGREE MASONIC HONOR FOR CHARLES A. BLUME
The picture of the crypt cover for Charles A. Blume shows his 33rd degree Masonic ranking.
The crypts for Charles Andrew Blume, his wife, Lenora Ernestine, nee Cowden Blume, his son, Joyce or "Jack" Cowden Blume and Joyce's wife, Vivian Arvis, nee Lannae, Blume are all located in the Sunset Hill Memorial Mausoleum, in corridor 2.
The crypt for Lenora Ernestine, nee Cowden, Blume is crypt 51.
The crypt for Charles A. Blume is crypt 50.
The crypt for Vivian Arvis, nee Lannae, Blume is crypt 49.
The crypt for Joyce or "Jack" Cowden Blume is crypt 48.
From left to right. these crypts will be in the order shown here, so crypt number 51, is the crypt farthest on the left and these crypts will be in the second row down from the top row of the crypts.
There are 5 rows of crypts from top to bottom and there are crypts numbered from left to right as 51 down to 41 in corridor 2.
Any words that you see in brackets [ ] were added by me to make the obituary information more informative, since the reader might not know where certain towns were located or what the complete date might have been.
Blume
EDWARDSVILLE - Charles A. Blume, 98, died at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday [April 6, 1983] at Oliver Anderson Hospital, Maryville [Madison County, Illinois].
Born in Worden, [Madison County, Illinois] a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blume, he married the former Lenora [Ernestine] Cowden on Feb. 2, 1910, in Danville. [Vermilion County, Illinois]. She died Oct. 10, 1974.
Surviving are a son, J. [Joyce or Jack] Cowden Blume of Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois]; a brother, Otto of Worden [Madison County, Illinois]; and a sister, Viola Hemme of Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois].
There will be no visitation.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday [April 8, 1983] at the Sunset Hill Cemetery Mausoleum with the Rev. Carl Bennett officiating.
Pletcher Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
END OF THE OBITUARY
From the Friday, October 6, 1933 Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, "Edwardsville Intelligencer", newspaper, page 3, column 5, there was a mention of Charles A. Blume receiving the 33rd degree honor in Freemasonry.
FORMER RESIDENT HONORED WITH HIGH MASONIC DEGREE
Charles A. Blume, for twenty years on the Post Office staff of this city, now residing at Newtonville, Mass., was last week elected to the highest honors in Freemasonry, being elected to the Thirty-third Degree at the meeting of the Supreme Council held in Boston [Mass.] last week.
This degree can be petitioned for, but is awarded only for distinguished Masonic or civic service and comes entirely unanticipated by its recipient. He will receive the degree in September of next year [1934] at the meeting at Grand Rapids, Michigan. Governor Henry Horner of Illinois was honored at some time and will receive the degree with Blume.
Mr. Blume has been in charge of the Supreme Council accounting department at general headquarters in Boston [Mass.], where C. H. Spillman, formerly of this city has offices, as Grand Secretary General. Mr. Blume's Masonic memberships are in Edwardsville [Madison County, Illinois] and East St. Louis [St. Clair County, Illinois].
END OF THE STORY ABOUT THE 33RD DEGREE MASONIC HONOR FOR CHARLES A. BLUME
The picture of the crypt cover for Charles A. Blume shows his 33rd degree Masonic ranking.
The crypts for Charles Andrew Blume, his wife, Lenora Ernestine, nee Cowden Blume, his son, Joyce or "Jack" Cowden Blume and Joyce's wife, Vivian Arvis, nee Lannae, Blume are all located in the Sunset Hill Memorial Mausoleum, in corridor 2.
The crypt for Lenora Ernestine, nee Cowden, Blume is crypt 51.
The crypt for Charles A. Blume is crypt 50.
The crypt for Vivian Arvis, nee Lannae, Blume is crypt 49.
The crypt for Joyce or "Jack" Cowden Blume is crypt 48.
From left to right. these crypts will be in the order shown here, so crypt number 51, is the crypt farthest on the left and these crypts will be in the second row down from the top row of the crypts.
There are 5 rows of crypts from top to bottom and there are crypts numbered from left to right as 51 down to 41 in corridor 2.
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