Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-01
MAJOR \. /. HUM
DIES SUDDENLY
Was President of the Mer.
chants and Planters Bank
and at the Head of Other
Prominent Institutions.
FINE BUSINESS MAN
Loved and Respected by Large Circle
OF Friends-Deatb Came Early This
Morning at His Home-Funeral Ser.
vices Friday Morning.

Blum pioneer citizens, died rather
Unexpectedly at his home, Fifth
avenue and Oak street, at 2;20 o.
clock this morning. He had been
sick one week with pneumonia but
his condition did not seem TO be
alarming until Tuesday afternoon,
when he became worse and notwith
standing physicians were almost
end came shortly after the midnight
hour. Major HUM was 70 years old.
He was born on August IL, 1885.
The deceased was president of
the Merchants and Planters Bank.
one of the Oldest banking institu
tions in Arkansas; president of the
Hammett Grocery Company and one
of the founders of that mammoth
wholesale house; president of the
Pine Bluff Land Company, a mem
Der of Pine Bluff Lodge No. 149, B.
| P. O. E., and was also interested in
other enterprises here. He was one
| OF Pine Bluffs foremost business
| men and his death has caused a
| gloom Of sorrow over the entire
community and especially in bust
ness circles.
Major HUM came to Pine Bluff
in 1878 from Memphis. He had
| previously been a paymaster in the
| Federal Army. Upon his arrival
here he engaged in business and his
success was almost magic-like. He
was a conservative. anancier and
his ability in that direction was
soon recognized by his associates,
finally resulting in his election to
the head Of the Merchants and
Planters Bank and various other
concerns in which he was interested.
! He leaves two daughters, Mrs. F..
c. Howell and Miss Adele HUM;
four grandchildren, Clifton Howell,
Miss Ella Howell, Mrs. Frank Tom
linson and Horace Roane; three
great grandchildren. Ella HUM
Howell. Frank B Tomlinsca Jr.,
and Minnie May Tomlinson.
The funeral will take place from
the family residence Friday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock. Interment in
Bellwood cemetery. Reverend W.
D. Buckner, LII. d., rector Of Trim
iyt Episcopal church, will conduct
the services. The pail bearers will
be:
Active-A. W. Mum; j. p. Jor-
dan, Leo NJ. Andrews, J. w. Will
kins, S. G. Alexander, William
Nichol, j. B. Talbot and A. S. Trigg,
onorary-Charles We'll. w. l..
Dewoody, M. A. Austin, N. T. White,
]. 3. York, NJ. w. Taggart, c. II.
Triplett, A. d. Foster, Isaac Drey-
fus and Gabe Meyer.
The highest tributes that could be
paid a departed citizen have been
lavishly bestowed on Major HUM
since the news of his death came
this morning Everywhere on the
streets of Pine Bluff strong bushes:
men have sadly shook their heads
and said: major HUM was ont
of the soundest, most reliable ant
| most lovabie business men we ha,
among us. His loss will not sool
be made good. Ris place canno
soon be filled" \
More tan seofe OF years Majo
HUM was identifef it'll our bust
ness interests. rountelsn n years h
stood pships anking in of one o
=. our agreeable, conside >>stitutions
= sn,oS7careful and conserv' ,t, bu
Iextent that its patrons
1earned to know that 1t was as
as a rock. No banking insti'
Of any sort, anywhere. had