On Thursday, November 2, 2017—All Souls Day—Kenneth Clum passed away in Brunswick, Maine, at the age of 89 years.
Born in Flintstone, Maryland, to Leora Poole and Clyde Clum, Ken grew up in Wayne County, New York and lived all but the last year of his life in Upstate New York. He received a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Science from Syracuse University, and worked as a Research Physicist for Eastman Kodak until his retirement. Ken was an active member of his church, the United Church of Christ Congregational in Webster, NY; a long-standing member of the North Rose- Wolcott Masonic Lodge; and a member of the Deer Valley Club in Indian Lake, NY.
He is survived by Beverly (nee Sherman), his wife of 67 years, and his daughters Linda and Nancy (wife of Daniel Atkins), as well as numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and –nephews, and (by marriage), four grandchildren and 5 greatgrandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on May 12, 2018, at the Webster UCC at 570 Klem Road in Webster, NY.
Memorial donations may be made in Ken’s name to the Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd., Ithaca, NY, 14850, or the Webster UCC.
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