NYCUM, Mrs. Norma C. Shears

Mrs. Norma C. Nycum, 66, of Queen City Towers, formerly of Valley Road, died Thursday in the Hospice Unit of Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. Born Oct. 7, 1916, in Moorefield, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Edward Shears and Mattie (Smith) Shears. She attended the First Wesleyan Church of Cresaptown and was a member of the Women’s Missionary Society, the Queen City Towers Homemakers Club, and the Senior Citizens. Her husband, Paul H. Nycum, preceded her in death. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Shirley Ann D’Atri, Valley Road, and Mrs. Rita Wilson, Short Gap; three sisters, Mrs. Delphia Davies and Mrs. Merle Saville, both of Fort Ashby, and Mrs. Iva Fleegle, Corriganville; and two granddaughters, Miss Tammy D’Atri, Cumberland, and Miss Amy Lynn Wilson, Short Gap. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home Thursday and Friday. Services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Jack R. Pease officiating. Interment will follow in Fort Ashby Cemetery.
Published in The Cumberland (Md.) Evening Times, Friday, July 15, 1983
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 6, 2017

NYCUM, Paul H.

Paul H. Nycum, 70, of Valley Road, died yesterday in Memorial Hospital. A native of Pittsburgh, he was a son of the late George W. Nycum and Lavine (Crawford) Nycum. He was a retired Kelly Springfield Tire Company employee, attended First Wesleyan Church, Cresaptown, and was an honorary member of Fort Hill Rifle Club. Surviving are his widow, Norma (Shears) Nycum; three daughters, Mrs. Retha L. Nave, Centerville, Pa.; Mrs. Rita Wilson, Cresaptown; Mrs. Shirley D’Atri, Valley Road; a brother, Lloyd Nycum, this city; four sisters, Mrs. Gladys Alt and Mrs. Dorothy Hemmis, both of this city; Mrs. Ethel Paris, Charlotte, N.C.; Mrs. Nellie Donahue, Knob Road, and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home today and tomorrow. Services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Jack R. Peace officiating. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Konoche, Harry Mallow, Wilmer Boor, Donald Fost, James Lough, and Robert Shaffer.
Published in The Cumberland (Md.) Evening Times, Friday, July 21, 1978
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 6, 2017

NYCUM, Walter Scott

Walter Scott Nycum, 40, Route 3, Valley Road, died this morning in Allegany Hospital where he was admitted Friday. He had been in failing health for some time. Born in Pittsburgh, Mr. Nycum was a son of George and Lavina (Crawford) Nycum. He served in the European Theater with the Engineer Corps during World War II. Mr. Nycum was a member of Henry Hart Post No. 1411, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Cumberland Lodge No. 271, L.O.O. Moose; Cresaptown Aerie No. 2883, F. O. Eagles, and the Bowman's Addition Volunteer Fire Company. Surviving, besides his parents, are his widow, Mrs. Nellie (Seifers) Nycum; one son by a former marriage, Carl Wayne Nycum, Baltimore Pike; two brothers, Paul and Lloyd E. Nycum, Bowman's Addition, and four sisters, Mrs. Gladys Ault and Mrs. John McDonald, this city; Mrs. Ellsworth Paris, Mt. Solon, Va., and Mrs. Lewis Donohue, Bowman's Addition. The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home. Services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p. m. in Fairview Christian Church by Rev. Walter M. Twigg. Interment will be in Fairview Christian Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 26, 1950
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted November 21, 2009   

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