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DONALD 0. CRUMM
Just before Christmas 1925, in my grandfather's farm house,
in Ida Township, I was born. However, I grew up in and attended
schools either in the city or township of Monroe, Michigan.
I quit high school in the fall of 1942 and went into a defense
factory. In June 1943, I joined the navy where I served until March
1946.
During the next two years, I completed my high school education and entered a local bank
expansion program.
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church North was our family church home. During the pastorate
of Dr. Harry Howard I was moved to commit to full-time Christian service.
In the fall of 1948, I left work at the National Bank of Monroe and started studies at Adrian
College. It was here I met and married Barbara (Yunker) Crumm. After we had both graduated
from Adrian, we journeyed to Madison, New Jersey, and Drew Theological School, to spend three
years working on a Bachelors of Divinity degree, and two years working on a Masters Degree in
Theology.
Even before the commitment to Christ's ministry, I desired a family. During our Drew days,
David Mark was born. Over a period of thirteen years, Stephen Andrew, Shauna Sue (Wei!), and
John Joseph were born. They have been a great blessing and help over these years of service.
After the 1957 Annual Conference session, I was appointed to the mission church at Allen Park
which was meeting in a school gym. I was the seventh pastor in five years. We helped the
congregation build and move into their first building.
Then I served on the Westlawn Methodist Church staff, and in February 1963 was
appointed pastor of the Fremont Avenue Methodist Church, Bay City. Here we celebrated with
the people their Centennial, helped refurbish their sanctuary, finished excavating the basement
area, and replaced the brick veneer on church.
The next appointments were Southfield Methodist Church, Waterford and Goodrich
United Methodist Churches.
We were happy to serve ten and a half years in the Goodrich area. These years proved
the validity of Jonah's experience-God doesn 't give up on us.
At the end of December 1979 I was appointed to the Trinity United Methodist Church,
Sebewaing. This is a great church from the Evangelical United Brethren tradition. We helped them
retire one building debt, reroof their facility, and create an endowment fund.
From the Thumb I moved to the Hope/Edenville Charge with the expectation of working
in a cooperative parish. The last seven years and the 10-1/2 years at Goodrich linger in my mind
as the most fulfilling.
I am especially grateful for the opportunity to serve with colleagues and laity both within
and beyond the local church, such as in the old division of Church and Society, Greater Methodist
Union of Detroit, Board of Pensions, Endowment Fund, Wayne State Wesley Foundation,
Michigan Commission of Higher Education, Section on Higher Education, Section on Church
Extension, Flint District Board of Missions and Committee on Ordained Ministry.
I for a long time thought my calling was to a teaching ministry, but I am grateful to all past
conferences, teachers, colleagues and laity who have cared and assisted me in my faith journey
and fulfillment in the pastoral ministry.
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native of l1ichigan, son of t·l rs . Hazel Bennett of Monroe ,
Crumm was gr a dua t ed f r om the Monroe high s chool and from
Adrian College .
He r eceived a Bachelor of Divinity degree from
Dr ew University, School of Theology, Madison, New Jer esy , and
has had pest gr aduate work there .
He is a memb6r of the Conference
Board of' Pensions .
Before being as signed to the H.lterford post, Rev . Crumm
served United Methodist churches at Johnsonburg . New Jeresy;
associa te a t Floral Park, New York and at
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La1m ,
Fremont, and Trinity Un1ted in the Detroit- "'•'l'lferenc? ..
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Indiana .
Rev. and Mrs .
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Barbara Yuriker of Howe,
Crumm are the parents of four children,
David 15, Stephen 10, Shanna 8, and John 2.
Rev. Crumm will conduct his first service at the Goodrich
church on Sunday June 24.
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Service Honoring
The Reverend Donald 0. Crmn1n
as Recipient of the Detroit Conference Cane
Scripture Reading
Homily
Rev. Megan Walther
Goodrich UMC
Celebration of Life & Ministry
John Crumm
Rev. Paul Blomquist
Rev. Jeremy Africa
January 12, 2014
Greeting
Prelude
Presentation of the Conference Cane
*Call to Worship
One: I will sing of your steadfast love, 0 LORD, forever;
All: with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to
all generations.
Sacrament of Holy Communion
One: I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
All: your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.
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"Great Is Thy Faithfulness"
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"And Are We Yet Alive"
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I am no longer my own, but thine.
Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee,
exalted for thee or brought low for thee.
Let me be full, let me be empty.
Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and heartily yield all things
to thy pleasure and disposal.
And now, 0 glorious and blessed God
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Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it.
And the covenant which I have made on earth
let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.
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Anthem
"Prayer of St. Francis"
Soloist: Debbie Densham
Chancel Choir
Thank you for sharing this time of worship with Rev. Crumm and
his family-your presence is greatly appreciated. You are invited
to spend fellowship time in our Family Life Center. Please enjoy
the cake reception and this special time to greet Don and Barb.
Worship Leaders:
Accompanist: Sue Harlow
Song Leader: Ron Middleton
Choir Director/Soloist: Sandy Martin
Choir Accompanist: Shauna Weil
Scripture Reader: Joann Crumm
Communion Stewards: Rev. Megan Walther, Rev. Joel Walther,
David Crumm
Pastors: Rev. Megan Walther, Rev. Joel Walther, Rev. Paul
Blomquist, Rev. J eremy Africa
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Michigan Methodist leader Donald Crumm dies at 88
Michigan Methodist leader Donald Crumm dies at 88
Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press Staff Writer
12:01 p.m. EDT September 23.
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The Rev. Donald Crumm, a noted Methodist pastor in Michigan who led several churches and supported civil
rights, died Saturday at his home in Grand Blanc. He was 88.
The Rev. Crumm, who had been suffering from progressive supranudear palsy, a disorder similar to ALS, was
honored earlier this year (http://www.detroitconference.om/news/detail/1 040)as one of the state's oldest
Methodist pastors by United Methodist leaders.
"He was a scholar who walked the streets," said the Rev. Paul Blomquist of Clarkston. "He was consistently
dogged in his thinking, but humble in his daily acts of ministry ... one of the angels unaware."
The Rev. Crumm built or extensively renovated churches in Bay City, Allen Park and Goodrich, said David
Crumm, a son of the Rev. Crumm who is a former Detroit Free Press religion writer and currently editor of
(Photo: Family photo)
ReadTheSpirit.com. lhttp://www.readthespirit.com/l
The Rev. Crumm also served as pastor in Detroit, Southfield, Waterford, Sebewaing, Hope, Edenville, Brent Creek and Northwest Venice.
In May, his granddaughter and David Crumm's daughter, the Rev. Megan Walther of Erie United Methodist Church in Erie (https://www.facebook.com
/pages/Erie-United-Methodist-Church/147540675288916), became the youngest ordained Methodist pastor (known as elder) in the region.
"As United Methodists in Michigan, we've looked for years to find signs of hope and growth in these difficult times for mainline (Protestant)
denominations" that face dedining membership, said David Crumm. "The news this year that ministry had spanned the generations in this family- from
the oldest to the youngest among our dergy in the state- was really an inspiring story of hope."
The Rev. Crumm was born in a farmhouse west of Monroe in 1925. He enlisted in the Navy, serving in the U.S. Navy Signal Corps in the Aleutian Islands
in World War II.
He decorated his car with a World War II veteran license plate on the back and a license plate on the front that read "United Methodist Circuit Rider."
"That car said it all: Serving our country and serving our church defined his life," said David Crumm.
The Rev. Crumm attended Adrian College lhttp://adrian.edu/), then Drew Theological Seminary (https://www.drew.edu/theologicaiD in New Jersey, and
was ordained for ministry in Michigan.
He was active in supporting diversity and civil rights for decades.
"Serving our country also meant building healthier, diverse communities," said David Crumm. "Since the 1950s, he actively supported civil rights and
groups that broke down bigotry and barriers to full indusion."
During the 1967 riot in Detroit, the Rev. Crumm helped families find loved ones they were separated from. He was a chaplain to people interned during
the unrest. And he was a big supporter of groups that sought to create unity and peace after the riots, like New Detroit, as well as interfaith groups and
the campus ministry at Wayne State University.
In January, United Methodist leaders gave the Rev. Crumm the 11 0-year-old Conference Cane, an honor for the oldest ordained elder in eastern
Michigan and Upper Peninsula who has served at least 35 years. In May, the Rev. Crumm watched a live video feed of his granddaughter being ordained
at Adrian College.
Michigan United Methodist Bishop Deborah Kiesey said the ordination represented hope for Methodists and other religious groups that they can continue
to remain relevant for future generations.
The Rev. Crumm also was an advocate for hospice care as he struggled with a degenerative disease. He lost his ability to talk in his final weeks, said
David Crumm .
"Even in the final year of his life, Dad was teaching us something about ministry and care giving," he said. "From that experience alone, we all learned
something about ministry from him."
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In addition to his son David , the Rev. Crumm is survived by his wife, Barbara, two other sons, Daniel and John, and three daughters, Amy, Joann and
Shauna, and 1 0 grandchildren.
Visitation is 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Allen Funeral Home Chttp://www.allenfuneralhomeinc.com/fh/home/home.cfm?fh id-1 3002), 9136 Davison
Road, Davison.
The funeral is 3 p .m . Sunday at Goodrich United Methodist Church (http://www.goodrichumc.orgD, 8071 S. State St., where the Rev. Crumm was once
pastor. Burial will be in Goodrich Village cemetery.
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Through out his fin al b attle
with a malign ant brain tumor,
Stephen C rumm continued to
work on completing his dissertation , the rem aining requirem ent for a doctorate degree at
Wes tern M ichigan University.
H e h ad submitted a prop osal
"My peace I give to you"
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STEPHEN CRUMM, 38,
son of the Rev. Donald and
Barbara Crumm (retired) died
Apr. 24 at his family hom e in
Goodrich, near F lint. He h ad
struggled for ten years with a
brain rumor. A social worker,
h e had worked for ten years to
promote home-based care for
fam ilies. He had n early comp leted a doctorate at Western
Michigan University. Stephen
was born in Lincoln P ark in
1958. In 1986 he m arried Joan
Fucci. They have a son, Ian.
for the dissertation which was
acc epted , and had written a
fir st draft , but h e was never
abl e t o fini sh a fin al draft
b efore his d eath on Apr. 24.
Even so, at the Jun e comm en cem ent exercis es of WMU
the D octor of E ducation D egree was award ed to Stephen
Andrew Crumm, posthumously. His field of study was education al leadership; his dissertation was to have b een entitl ed "Evalua tion Beh avior in
Non-Profit Organizations."
On O ct. 5, the faculty of the
Gradu at e Co ll ege of WMU
invited Stephen 's fa mily and
sp ecial fri en ds to join them at
th e campus to h on or " his
m em or y and his intellectual
achievem ent." His wife, Joann,
was presented th e academic
h ood fo r hi s dis cipline and a
b ound collection of his writings to b e sh ared at the approp riate time with their threeyear-old son, Ian.
Stephen was certifi ed by the
Ac ad emy of C ertified Social
Workers and a Diplom ate in
Clinical Social Work from the
N ational Association of Social
Workers. H e h ad worked m
County Hum an Services in
b oth C aro and Kalamazoo.
Bes ide his wife and son,
Stephen is survived by his parents, the Rev. D on ald and Barbara Crumm, retired, serving
Northwest Venice Church
part-time; brothers David, Ann
Arbor First Church; John,
Utica UMC; and sister Shaun a, Goodrich UMC.
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SHAUNA SU E CRUMM, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. Donald 0. Crumm,
sebewaing, and ~IEL LEO wEll ,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Well,
Goodrich, were united in marriage on
Aug. 6. The wedding took place in the
Goodrich UMC, where the couple grew
up and will continue to be active. After
escort ing the bride to the altar and
giving her in marriage, Mr. Crum m
joined Rev. Jerome K. Smith, pastor of
the Goodrich church in perform ing the
STEPHEN CRUMM and SHAUNA
CRUMM WEll have both completed requirements for degrees at universities
recently. They are the son and daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. Donald 0. Crumm of
Trinity Church, Sebewaing. Shauna has
finished her work magna cum laude for the
Bachelor of Science Degree in library
science and literature at Eastern Michigan
University, Ypsilanti. In recognition of her
academic achievement, she was elected
to Stoics and Mortar Board, national excellence associations. She and her husband, Dan, are engaged in dairy farming
in Goodrich and active in the Goodrich
UMC. Stephen Crumm has completed his
work at Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, for the Masters in Social Work
Degree. His field internship was ~one ~t
wesley Foundation where he assisted m
program planning and publicity. The final
project for his degree gre~ out of a .three
week study and observation expenence
which he had in Nicaragua and centered
on the role of women in a revolutionary
culture. His undergraduate degree was
earned at the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor. During the past summer he was on
·the staff of Howe School Summer Camp
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in Indiana.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Leo (Shauna) Well
ceremony. Crumm is pastor of the
Trinity church, Sebewaing. Preceding
the wedding a musicale was presented
by Ruth Cummings, Goodrich, organist; Rene Miska, Boston , fluti st; and
Joy Miska, Ortonville, pianist. The
couple is living in Linden While Shauna
completes her deg ree at Eastern
Michigan Un iversity. Eventually they
will live in Goodrich where Dan is
engaged In dairy farming in partnership
with is parents.
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Receives Hopwood Award
This year's list of Hopwood Awards at 1
University of Michigan, includes David
Crumm of Goodrich, son of Rev. and M
Donald 0 . Crumm . David , who is a sop~
more at the University at Ann Arbor, won
award of $400 in th e fi ction ca tegory for t
Mr.
David
Crumm
short story, "The Sweet Blue Dream ."
The awards, given annually in the fields c
fiction , drama, essay and poetry, are name
for Avery and julie Hopwood. The mone
comes from an endowment fund set up b
them at the University in 1930.
David has also had the distinction of havin
a critical article on the German novel, "Th;
Tin Drum," appear in the Rackham Literar
Studies journal, an annual publication of thi
Graduate Students in Literature of the Univer
sity of Michigan . He is the second under
graduate ever to have been published in th1
six years of the journal's history.
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this year's Hopwood Award winners at
the University of Michigan . His novel,
"The Last Banshee," has won for him an
David
Crumm
award of $800 in the fiction category. In
1975 he received his first Hopwood Prize
for a short story . The awards, given
annually in the fields of fiction, drama,
poetry and essay, are named for Avery
and Julia Hopwood who set up an
endowment fund at the University in
· 1930 to encourage creative writing .
\ Hopwood, a University of Michigan
alumnus, was a prolific Broadway playwright during the 1920s. David is the son
of Rev . and Mrs . Donald 0 . Crumm of
the Goodrich Church . He has now
finished his studies at Ann Arbor and
received the Bachelor of Arts degree with
honors .
oB.~B.I;;iirt. l
AMY )0 WEll aod
CRUMM were married May 20 at the
Goodrich United
Methodi st Churc h.
\ Parents of the couple are M r. and Mrs .
Leo B. Wei! , Jr . and Rev . and Mrs.
Jonald 0. Crumm , all of Goodrich . Th e
Mr. and Mrs . David Crumm
ceremony was pe rformed by the father
of the groom . The bride 's attendants
were Susan Kolod ; Shauna Crumm ,
I sister of the groom ; and Lori Voelker,
· cousin of the bride. Best man was
Stephen Crumm , brother of the groom .
Groomsmen were Daniel Wei! , brother
of the bride; David Hile, cousin of the
groom ; and Gregory Mann . John Crumm,
youngest brother of the groom,
served as acolyte . The bride is a senior
at Eastern Michigan University , Ypsilanti . She is a summer sales intern with
Winkelman's at the Warren branch . The
groom is a 1977 graduate of the
University of Michi gan . He is on the
writing staff at the Oakland Press,
Pontiac . They are currently living in
Pontiac .
Mr. and Mrs . Stephen A/ Cr~~ ~
JOANN
ANTOINETT t / FUCCI ,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs . Giovanni Fucci,
Warren , and STEPHEN ANDREW
CRUMM, son of Rev. and Mrs. Donald 0 .
Crumm, Hope, were united in marriage on
July 12. The wedding took place at
Goodrich UMC and was performed by
Rev. John Elliott, pastor, assisted by the
groom's father who is pastor of HopeEdenville Churches. The sending forth
was given by Rev. Ronald Grant, director
of the Wesley Foundation, Western
Michigan University. The groom is a
graduate of the University of Michigan and
of Western Michigan University and is a
social worker with Tuscola County Mental Health Agency. The bride, a graduate
of Wayne State and Oakland Universities,
is a psychologist in the same agency as
her husband . The couple lives in Caro.
DAVID and AMY JO CRUMM, Canton,
are the parents of a daughter, MEGAN
JO, born Sept. 17 at Sinai Hospital,
Detroit. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Weil, Goodrich, and Rev. and Mrs.
Donald Crumm , Hope. Donald is pastor of
Rope and Edenville churches. Great
grandmothers are Mrs. Mary Weil, Jeddo,
and Mrs. Hazel Bennett, Monroe. Megan
is a sixth generation Methodist. Her
parents are members of First UMC of Ann
Arbor. Her father, David, recently was
named religious writer for the Detroit Free
Press.
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DAVID CRUMM, Detroit Free Press staff
JOHN CRUMM has been awarded a
writer, was one of the newsmen travelling
George R. York Scholarship for achieveon Shepherd II , coverin g the recent visit
of Pope John Paul II across the United om.~~Jt..a~'1d,.~UJ~IJ.~.[. .~t,1J,dyjnJ1[,5~~C{,_1:>.¥ Jt1e
H1story Department of Eastern Michigan
States. His articles appeared in the Free
University. John is enrolled in the School
Press daily during the papal visit. David ,
of Education , majoring in history and
his wife Amy, and year-old daughter
minoring in political science and music.
Megan, live in Canton and are members He was also one of the students recognizof First church, Ann Arbor. His parents are ed at Eastern 's spring Honors Convocathe Rev. and Mrs. Donald 0 . Crumm, tion fo r academic excellence. John spent
pastor of Edenville-Hope UMCs /0_,<':,7.f
1 his senior year at Sanford Meridian
Schools, graduating in 1986. His parents
DANIEL AND SHAUNA WEll, of are the Rev. Donald and Barbara Crumm,
Goodrich, are the parents of a son, who serve Hope and Edenville churches.
NICHOLAS DANIEL, born Jan. 17, at
DAVID and AMY CRUMM of Canton,
Mclaren Hospital, Flint. Grandparents are are the parents of a son, BENJAMIN
MR. AND MRS. LEO WEll, of Goodrich, DAVID WEll CRUMM, born May 1 at
and TH.E REV, AND MRS. DONALD Sinai Hospital, Detroit. Benjam in's sister
CRUMM of Hope. Donald is pastor of Megan is 2 1/2 years old. Grandparents
Aope and Edenville . churches. Great are Joan and Leo Weil of Goodrich and
grandmothers are Mrs. Mary Weil, Jeddo, the Rev. Donald and Barbara Crumm of
and Mrs . Hazel Bennett , Monroe . Hope. Donald is pastor of Hope and EdenNicholas is a sixth generation Methodist. ville churches. Great grandmother is
His parents are members of Goodrich Hazel Bennett, of Monroe. Benjamin is a
UMC , wh ere his mother is church sixth generation United Methodist. His
parents are members of First church , Ann
secretary.
Arbor. His father, religi on writer for the
Detroit Free Press, covers sessions of the
DAVID CRUMM , religion writer for the Detroit Annual Conference for the Free
Detroit Free Press, was honored recently
along with Europe correspondent Roddy Press.
Ray for An Apr. 1990 series of articles titled "Triumph of the Spirit." The series
related the role of religion in the downfall·
of communism in Eastern Europe. For this
the Free Press was given the Wilbur
Award for religion coverage. David is a
member of Ann Arbor First UMC and a
former member of the Michigan Christian
Advocate board. He has worked for the
Free Press since 1983 and has been religion writer since 1986. He has won three
other Wilbur Awards.
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Information for this article was taken from the
Detroit Free Press.
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Donald Crumm
~ope/Edenville
"I think the worship services have
been very creative.
I've welcomed the
variety of things that
have been introduced: the mime, the
continued brass, and the guitar, this
year, amplified. Very great! We 've
had some different music, another
dimension with the new hymnal."
Crumm, Donald O.