| Graduation Year | Class of 1945 |
| Date of Birth | Aug 28, 1928 |
| Date of Passing | Jun 29, 2011 |
| About | Charles Henry "Biddy Boy" Crum, 82, of Woodsboro, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Walkersville, following an extended illness. Born [at home] Aug. 12, 1928, in Woodsboro, he was the son of the late Roger William and Neva Pauline Redmond Crum. He was the husband of Betty Warner Crum, his wife of 56 years. He was a 1945 graduate of Walkersville High School. He served in the Navy on the USS Washington in the Pacific Fleet. He was formerly employed with Maryland State Highway Administration for more than 30 years. He was the former commissioner and burgess for the town of Woodsboro. In his earlier years he played baseball for Creagerstown in the Tri-County League as a catcher and center fielder. He also played for the Woodsboro fire company softball league. He was known for not wearing his catchers vest while playing. He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Woodsboro, where he served on the consistory and sang in the choir, and a member of the Woodsboro volunteer fire company. He volunteered for Hospice of Frederick County and served on the board of Mount Hope Cemetery. He enjoyed watching sports, hunting and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are sons and daughters-in-law Donald W. and Marsha Crum, of Hagerstown, and Gary A. and Teresa Crum, of Monrovia; grandchildren Kiona Black and husband Christopher, of Thurmont, [step-grandsons] Matthew and Mark Hershman, of Hagerstown, Josh M. Crum and wife Betsy, of New Market, and Jessica Crum, of Monrovia; great-grandchildren Wyatt, Nathan and Eaves Black, and Kyleigh Crum; a sister, Helen Hubbard, of Hagerstown; brother, Wayne Crum and wife Charlotte, of Frederick; aunts Mary Catherine Smith and Dorothy Crum; brother-in-law John Warner and wife Lorraine, of Florida; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by brothers John and Roger "Toots" Crum; sisters Nancy Kristings and Sue Patricia Mantell; and brother-in-law Lewis Warner and wife Nina. |
