Individual Details
Mary May Crum
(31 May 1917 - 8 Sep 2014)
Posted at findagravecom: Mary May Herbert, age 97, of Custer, SD, passed away on September 8, 2014, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD.
Mary May (Crum) Herbert, daughter of Floyd and Currant (McCormick) Crum was born on May 31, 1917 at Auburn, NE. Mary was one of 3 children. She received her education at the Auburn Public Schools. Mary came to Blue Belle Lodge in Custer State Park, Custer, South Dakota to help her Aunt run it. There she met and married Stanley Herbert on the family’s homestead outside of Custer. Mary and Stanley had no children but had many nieces and nephews who came to join them in their “beloved hills” every summer. Both so proud of their state, many memories are re-lived time and time again from visits to Mt. Rushmore, Wind Cave and Bear County and favorite place of Stanley's. Mary worked proudly and with great love as she welcomed many visitors at the Custer Museum, always sharing the history of South Dakota as well as answering questions from tourists. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Stanley, and sisters, Elizabeth Crum and Grace Parde and brother-in-law Heye Parde. Visitation services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, September 11, 2014, at the Custer Community Church in Custer, SD. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 11, 2014, at the Custer Community Church in Custer, SD, with committal services to follow at the Custer Cemetery in Custer, SD.
Mary May (Crum) Herbert, daughter of Floyd and Currant (McCormick) Crum was born on May 31, 1917 at Auburn, NE. Mary was one of 3 children. She received her education at the Auburn Public Schools. Mary came to Blue Belle Lodge in Custer State Park, Custer, South Dakota to help her Aunt run it. There she met and married Stanley Herbert on the family’s homestead outside of Custer. Mary and Stanley had no children but had many nieces and nephews who came to join them in their “beloved hills” every summer. Both so proud of their state, many memories are re-lived time and time again from visits to Mt. Rushmore, Wind Cave and Bear County and favorite place of Stanley's. Mary worked proudly and with great love as she welcomed many visitors at the Custer Museum, always sharing the history of South Dakota as well as answering questions from tourists. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Stanley, and sisters, Elizabeth Crum and Grace Parde and brother-in-law Heye Parde. Visitation services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, September 11, 2014, at the Custer Community Church in Custer, SD. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 11, 2014, at the Custer Community Church in Custer, SD, with committal services to follow at the Custer Cemetery in Custer, SD.
Events
| Birth | 31 May 1917 | Auburn, Nemaha Co., Nebraska |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Sep 1937 | Custer Co., South Dakota - Stanley H. Herbert | | ||
| Death | 8 Sep 2014 | Custer, Custer Co., South Dakota | | ||
| Burial | Custer Cemetery, Custer, Custer Co., South Dakota | |
Families
| Spouse | Stanley H. Herbert (1913 - 1990) |
Endnotes
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2. South Dakota Marriages 1905-1949.
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