Obituary for Richard Asa Borum
Funeral services for Richard Asa Borum, 37, were conducted at Fairview
Presbyterian Church Friday, March 26, 1937 at 10 o'clock by his pastor
Rev. M. C. Bowling, the Presbyterian minister. Interment in the
Burkeville Cemetery with American Legion in charge. He was born June 30,
1899 and died March 25, 1937. He attended Pine Grove School. He lived
his life in or near Burkeville. He was so willing to do something for
his country that he volunteered to fight in the World War and was called
to service in July 1917. He made a faithful soldier and fought in six of
the largest battles, the principle one being The Battle of Aragon. He
rendered his services until May 1919. He was in the 29th Infantry
Division.
Let us now think of him as he tried to live his life.
I'd like to think when life is done
That I had filled a needed post.
That here and there I'd paid my fare
With more than idle talk and boast;
That I had taken gifts divine
The breath of life and manhood fine
And tried to use them now and then
In service for my fellow men.
May 1, 1927 he married Grace Cooke who died November 19, 1936. Surviving
are four children, Mary Henry 9, Robert Asa 7, Charles Lowry 5, and
Thomas Joseph 6 months. He also leaves his parents C. E. and Mildred C.
Borum of Burkeville, six brothers, A. C. Borum, Durham, N.C.; C. H.
Borum, Emporia; R. W. and W. C. Borum, Washington, D.C.; W. B. and F. J.
Borum of Burkeville; three sisters, Mrs. G. T. Webster, Victoria; Mrs. J.
V. Howell, Amherst; and Mrs. R. F. Anderson, Richmond.
Let him be remembered by his country as this:
I'd like to think that here and there
When I am gone, there shall remain
A happier spot that might have not existed
Had I toiled for gain.
That someone's cheery voice and smile
Shall prove that I had been worthwhile.
That I had paid with something fine
My debt to God for life divine.
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