Reva Odetha “Dee” CURRY

1923 - 2014  (90 years)

• Name	Reva Odetha “Dee” CURRY  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 Jul 1923	Butterfield, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  HIST	REVA O. KLUMP Posted: Sunday, July 20, 2014 12:00 am DALZELL - Reva Odetha Curry Klump, formerly of Hampton, Virginia, died on Friday, July 18, 2014, in the loving care of family members at her daughter's home. Dee was born July 27, 1923, in Butterfield, Minnesota, to Maria Markel and Orval Curry. Dee was a spirited girl, serving as the captain of her basketball team at Butterfield High School graduating in 1941. She married Robert W. Klump of Blue Earth, Minnesota, in 1942 and enjoyed 57 years together before Bob died in 1999. Dee was a dedicated service wife throughout Bob's military career and raised their five children through many relocations in the United States and overseas. Dee served as a Grey Lady and a Cub Scout Leader. She belonged to Officer's Wives Clubs at the various Air Force bases to which they were assigned. She volunteered at Sarah Hudgdins Center in Hampton, Virginia, where they returned to live for more than 20 years after Bob retired. Bob's open heart surgery led to membership in Mended Hearts as founding members of Chapter 119 in Hampton, with Bob serving as the first president of the chapter and Dee as an ardent volunteer. She also assisted Bob with his duties as a member of his military reunion groups, the P-51 Mustang Pilots Association and the P-40 Warhawk Pilots Association. They enjoyed traveling to conventions for these groups for many years along with traveling nationwide and abroad just for fun, relishing visits with their children's families and other relatives. Dee enjoyed a variety of activities: reading, cooking, sewing, bridge and oil painting. She also loved creating ceramics in the "kiln room" that Bob built for her in their home in Virginia. Dee is survived by three daughters, Margy G. Dye of Roswell, New Mexico, Deanne L. Boyce of Dalzell and Barbara J. Robichaud and husband, Martin, of Athol, Massachusetts; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Orval Curry of Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and Michael Curry of Glidden, Wisconsin; a sister, Darlene Hailstone, of Florida; a daughter-in-law, Mary Ellen Klump of North Carolina; and many nieces and nephews. Along with her husband and parents, she was predeceased by two sons, Robert W. Klump Jr. (Bob Jr.) and Charles E. Klump (Gene); four sisters, Deloris Curry, Joann Bollesen, Shirley Strotjohann and Judy Keigwin; two brothers, Orlando (Duffy) Curry and Gerald (Gary) Curry; two sons-in-law, James (Jimmy) Boyce and Thoras Joe Dye; and Gene's life partner, Ted Eidson Jr. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Claytor Rollins Funeral Home in Poquoson, Virginia. Interment will follow in the Hampton Memorial Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Dee loved flowers and was remembered to say that she wanted her flowers before she died; in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her name to St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, to the American Cancer Society or to the charity of your choice. You may sign the family's guest book at bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the local arrangements.  [1]
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  Death	18 Jul 2014	at her daughter’s home, (Dalzell, South Carolina)
  Burial	23 Jul 2014	Hampton Memorial Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia   [1]
  	Claytor Rollins Funeral Home, Poquoson, Virginia & Bullock Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I203417	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Orval CURRY   d. Bef 18 Jul 2014
  Mother	Maria MARKEL   d. Bef 18 Jul 2014
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  _UID	3AD17BF40D3C4ACF8E2CD2DF80D2D0046D5D
  Family ID	F192789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert W. KLUMP, Sr.   d. 1999
  Marriage	1942  [1]
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  _UID	BECD8C9D35EA428783D532199BB15CEFD61B
  Children	1. Deanne L. KLUMP,   b. 11 Jan 1947   d. 11 Apr 2015, at her residence, (Dalzell, South Carolina) (Age 68 years)   2. Margy G. KLUMP   3. Barbara J. KLUMP   4. Robert W. “Bob Jr.” KLUMP, Jr.   d. Bef 18 Jun 2014   5. Charles Eugene “Gene” KLUMP   d. Bef 18 Jul 2014
  Family ID	F192788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2014

  
  

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  [S21282] Reva O. Klump. [S22315] Deanne Boyce.