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Ralph Sylvester Chezum

Birth	:	4 Dec 1916 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Feb 2004 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0068000, -91.9805000
Plot	:	Devotion A 202 - Space 5
Description	:	Note: this memorial updated Oct. 12, 2018 with full middle name "Sylvester" per edit request. Son of Glen Chezum and Minnie Grace Arnold Chezum. ----------- Fairfield Daily Ledger February 27, 2004 Ralph S. CHEZUM Ralph S. CHEZUM, 87, of 114 S. 17th St., died at 3:05 a.m. today, Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at Jefferson County Hospital. The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home & Crematory, with the Rev. Norman Channel officiating. Burial, with military rites, will be at Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Family visitation will... Read More	Note: this memorial updated Oct. 12, 2018 with full middle name "Sylvester" per edit request. Son of Glen Chezum and Minnie Grace Arnold Chezum. ----------- Fairfield Daily Ledger February 27, 2004 Ralph S. CHEZUM Ralph S. CHEZUM, 87, of 114 S. 17th St., died at 3:05 a.m. today, Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at Jefferson County Hospital. The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home & Crematory, with the Rev. Norman Channel officiating. Burial, with military rites, will be at Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Family visitation will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice. Mr. CHEZUM was born Dec. 4, 1916, in Fairfield, the son of Glen and Minnie ARNOLD CHEZUM. He married Margie Kathleen LOE July 6, 1940, in Memphis, Mo. She died Oct. 26, 1994. Mr. CHEZUM lived most of his life in the Fairfield community. He graduated from Fairfield High School in 1934. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He served in World War II. Mr. CHEZUM was the superintendent of the Fairfield Water Department for more than 20 years. He was a member of the Fairfield Radio Club. Survivors include one son, Jerry CHEZUM and wife Karen of Jefferson City, Mo.; one daughter, Janice LEDGER and husband Virgil of Brighton; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Don CHEZUM of Galesburg, Ill., and John CHEZUM of Viola, Ill.; and three sisters, Emma YEOMAN of Fairfield, Ruth SCHNEIDER also of Fairfield and Betty MOWERY of Rock Island, Ill. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by one brother, Harry CHEZUM; and two sisters, Ethel Mae CHEZUM, Mary Wanda CHEZUM; and one grandson.

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Ralph Sylvester Chezum's memorial is located at: Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA.
When did Ralph Sylvester Chezum death?
Ralph Sylvester Chezum death on 27 Feb 2004 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0068000
Longitude: -91.9805000

Family Members:

Parent

Glen S Chezum

(1889 - 1973)

Minnie Grace Arnold Chezum

(1893 - 1973)

Spouse

Margie Kathleen Loe Chezum

(1923 - 1994)

Siblings

Ethel May Chezum

(1913 - 1914)

Mabel Helen Chezum

(1914 - 1923)

Emma Grace Chezum Yeoman

(1919 - 2008)

Harry L. Chezum

(1921 - 1987)

Marilyn Ruth Chezum Schneider

(1927 - 2021)

Mary Wanda Chezum

(1929 - 1932)

Children

Flowers:

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