From  Rick Berkheiser

 

 

"South Bend Tribune", South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, March 15, 1957

 

     MCCOLLUM-Funeral services for Hiram McCollum, of 1525 W. Colfax Ave. will be held 1 p.m. Saturday in Pilgrim Baptist Church.  McCollum died in his home Wednesday.  He was born July 2, 1888, in Birdspoint, Mo., and lived in South Bend since 1924, coming here from Cairo, Ill.  He was married in 1942 to Cora Walker, who died in 1952.  Surviving are three brothers:  Charles and Will McCollum and Sam Webb all of Cairo, Ill.  Friends may call after 5 p.m. today in the Haynes Funeral Home.  The body will be taken to Cairo, Ill. for burial.  McCollum was a member of Onward Lodge 51, Knights of Pythias.