Thomas C. Crump, 83, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at Pinehurst Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Pinehurst.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Community Presbyterian Church, in Pinehurst, with the Rev. Rod Stone officiating.
Born and raised in Wagram, he was the son of the late Walter T. Crump and Lois Rhodes Crump. He attended Oak Ridge Military School and graduated from Catawba College in Salisbury.
Tom spent four years in the Air Force at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, and went on to become the owner of The Conquest Company. He retired to Dana Point, in Southern California. In 1986, he married Judith Hughes, and they moved to Pinehurst in 1995.
During his retirement, he enjoyed playing golf, and was active in the Community Presbyterian Church as a Stephen’s minister. Tom worked part-time as a funeral associate for Powell Funeral Home in Southern Pines, and was a Heart Ambassador for the Reid Heart Center at FirstHealth of the Carolinas.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Thad Crump.
He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Judy Crump; her two sons, Eric Hughes and wife, Suzie, of San Carlos, Calif., and Mark Hughes and wife, Stephanie, of Alpharetta, Ga.; a sister, Susan McArn and husband, Hugh, of Laurinburg; three granddaughters, Grace, Lily and Stella; three grandsons, Bryce, Luke and Jack; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Community Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1449, Pinehurst, NC 28370; or FirstHealth Hospice, 150 Applecross Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374.
Online condolences may be made at www.Pines Funerals.com.
Powell Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Crump family.
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