NAME: EARNEST TROY COLLUM, AGE 84, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ATOKA, OKLA.

BORN: OCTOBER 31, 1915 AT SPARKS, OK TO DREWIE AUGUSTUS AND MILLIE ELLEN ( TANKERSLEY) COLLUM. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 84 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT HICKORY HILL IN ATOKA COUNTY. MARRIED: OLLIE RUTH WILLIAMS ON APRIL 10, 1947 AT DURANT, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A RETIRED MECHANIC. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. TROY SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING WWII. HE LOVED GOING TO THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER AND VISITING WITH HIS FRIENDS. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: ERNESTINE BENEFIELD AND HUSBAND TOM OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDSONS: ROBERT BYTHEWAY AND WIFE TINA OF VENTURA, CA. BRIAN LEMONS OF ADA, OK. JODY BENEFIELD OF ATOKA, OK. THOMAS BENEFIELD AND WIFE APRIL OF ARDMORE, OK. GREAT GRANDSONS: AUSTIN MATTHEW BYTHEWAY OF VENTURA, CA. MICHAEL BENEFIELD OF DURANT, OK. BROTHER: ROY COLLUM AND WIFE HELEN OF ATOKA, OK. SISTERS: VI SETTLEMIRE OF FILLMORE, CA. BEEDIE MCCHRISTIAN OF MCALESTER, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: RUTH COLLUM. PARENTS: DREWIE AND MILLIE COLLUM. BROTHER: PRESLEY COLLUM.

DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2000 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL. CASKETBEARERS: ROBERT BYTHEWAY, BRIAN LEMONS, JODY BENEFIELD, THOMAS BENEFIELD, BOB SETTLEMIRE, PETE STARK.