Clifford J. Grum

Memorial services for Clifford J. Grum, 82, of Lufkin will be held Friday, December 23, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. First Presbyterian Church, 607 Janeway Avenue, Lufkin, with Dr. Brian Wiggins officiating. Private interment will be held in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

A longtime citizen of Lufkin, Texas, Mr. Grum was born December 12, 1934 in Davenport, Iowa to the late Nathalie (Cate) and Allen F. Grum. He grew up with his brother and sister in San Antonio, Texas, where his father was stationed with the U.S. Army. Mr. Grum passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 in Lufkin, while under the care of Hospice in the Pines.

Mr. Grum attended public schools in San Antonio. He earned his BA degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas in 1956, and his MBA degree from Wharton School of Business, the University of Pennsylvania. He started his career as a loan officer at Republic Bank in Dallas before joining Temple Industries in Diboll, Texas until its merger with Time, Inc. in 1973. Mr. Grum served a decade in New York as First Treasurer of Time, Inc., publisher of Fortune Magazine, and Executive Vice President of Time, Inc. When Time, Inc., spun out of Temple Inland in 1983, with headquarters in Diboll, Mr. Grum served as President, CEO and Chairman until his retirement in 2000.

Mr. Grum served as a board member and then Chairman of First Bank and Trust East Texas in Diboll until his death. He was a former member of national boards including Time, Inc., Tupperware Brands, Cooper Industries, Guaranty Federal, Premark International, and Trinity Industries.

In his free time while living in New York, Mr. Grum developed a passion for horse racing, which remained his hobby for the rest of his life. He also enjoyed the outdoors, hunting deer at Boggy Slough, and quail in Georgia.

Mr. Grum was very involved in First Presbyterian Church in Lufkin, where he served as a deacon, and in other communities where he lived. He served as an Elder for the National Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Grum lived his faith quietly and did much good in the world, establishing The Janelle Grum Family Crisis Center of East Texas and the Early Childhoold Learning Center at First Presbyterian Church in Lufkin. He was a longtime supporter of Camp Cho-yeh in Livingston, Texas.

Mr. Grum is survived by his beloved wife, Mary K. Grum; son, Christopher Grum of Sugar Land; brother, Brig. Gen. (U.S. Army, Ret.) Allen F. Grum, Jr.; sister, Nathalie “Sue” Redding; nieces and nephews, Allen “Pete” Grum, David Grum, Stacey Koff, Carrie Benton, and Pat Grum; stepchildren, Caroline Mitchell, Christopher Boone, and E. Ross Kyger IV; many great-nieces and great-nephews; and a host of friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and first wife, Janelle Grum.

Honorary pallbearers will be the Directors of First Bank & Trust East Texas.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice in the Pines, 1504 W. Frank Avenue, Lufkin, Texas 75904, the Presbyterian Early Learning Center, 607 Janeway Avenue, Lufkin, Texas 75904, or the Medical Benevolence Foundation, 10707 Corporate Drive #220, Stafford, Texas 77477.

The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Thursday evening at Carroway Funeral Home.

Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.