James B. Tatum Obituary
We are sad to announce that on December 8, 2020, at the age of 95, James B. Tatum of Joplin, Missouri, born in Carthage, Missouri passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his wife Lynn; his parents, James Marshall Tatum and Ruth Bernard Tatum; his grandfather George Tatum; his former wife Kathryn Grace Pickens; his children, Susan L. Brown (David), Kathy L. Davis and David P. (Yuka); his stepchildren, Shannon L. Wonnacott (Cheri) and Sean J. Wonnacott; his grandchildren, Mark C. Danuser (Christine), Jennifer Tatum-Holmes (Christian), James M. Tatum II (Laura), Kathryn B. Hobbs (Ryan), Lauren E. Westlund (Daniel), Eiljah J. Tatum and Shakya A. Tatum; his stepgrandchildren, William B. Davis (Jennifer), Brandon T. Davis (Sara), S. Luke Wonnacott, Adam D. Wonnacott and Shelby L. Wonnacott; and his cousins, Susan Brace Harlan and George Tatum Brace (Leslie). He was also cherished by his 1947 classmates.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be made to Jim's legacy, the Crowder College Tatum Family Scholarship Fund. Donations can be made to the Crowder Foundation, Inc., 601 Laclede, Neosho, MO 64850, or online at http://www.crowder.edu.
