Paul Quincy Hallum, 74, was born October 27, 1940 in Pittsboro, to the late Raymon and Ethel Parker Hallum, and died July 24, 2015 at North Delta Hospice House, Southaven. He was a retired member of Local 263 and construction boilermaker. He was also a retired maintenance boilermaker with the Tennessee Valley Authority and was a member of Carriage Hills Baptist Church in Southaven.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Gloria Davis Hallum; one son, Randall Paul Hallum, Southaven; one daughter, Renee (Kris) Palin, Atlanta, Ga.; two sisters, Dorothy Nell Hicks and Carolyn Parker, both of Mathiston; two brothers, Charlie Hallum, Southaven, and Buford (Faye) Hallum, Texarkana, Tx.; one grandchild, Ava Grace Palin, and two step-grandchildren, Kristopher Palin and Brooks Palin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Dora Pearl Covington and one brother, William “Bill” Hallum.
His funeral service was Monday, July 27 at 2 p.m. at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with burial in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens in Southaven. Memorials be made to Carriage Hills Baptist Church, 8352 Farmington Drive West, Southaven, MS 38671.