Lt. Hulme

HULME, Lt. Col. Robert Wyatt, USAF Retired, age 91 of Franklin, TN, January 13, 2011. Born in Bordeaux, TN; 1940 Graduate of East High School, Nashville, TN; joined the Army in 1941 as a Private in the infantry; transferred to the Air Force and graduated in Class 430 D as a Lt. on April 22, 1943; served in WWII in the South Pacific as a B-24 and B-25 pilot; flew 70 missions; discharged from active duty in September 1946 as Captain in the USAF; he remained in the reserves until his retirement from the Air Force, September 16, 1979 as a Lt. Col. Member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Franklin, TN which was founded in 1848 and where a distant relative, John Wesley Hulme, preached the first sermon. He was a member of Hiram Lodge #7. Retired employee of Bell South Telephone Co. for 42 years. Preceded in death by parents, Issac Newton Hulme & Grace Bloodworth Hulme; sister, June Hulme Cavert; brothers, Kenneth Green Hulme & Issac Newton Hulme II. Survived by wife of 65 years, Roberta "Bobbie" Wright Hulme; daughters, Jan Hulme Shepard, Joyce Hulme (Jerry) Murley, Carole Hulme Parmer & Susan Hulme (Marshall) Morgan; brother, James Clayton Hulme; sister in-law, Lou Watson Hulme; grandchildren, Adam (Karen)Shepard, Andrew & Grace Wright, Jackson Murley, Lia Shepard (Mike) Flynn, Jacob (Kristin) Crawford, Mark Crawford & Marshall Morgan III; great grandchildren, Cloe, Ruby & Wyatt Crawford and Ian Morgan. Visitation will be 11AM-1PM Saturday at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home. Private Graveside Services will follow at Leiper's Fork Cemetery. Memorial gifts to the charity of your choice or Bethlehem United Methodist Church or Mercy Children's Clinic. WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 615-794-2289. www.williamsonmemorial.com

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Saturday, January 15th, 2011 11:00am - 1:00pm, Williamson Memorial Funeral Home

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