Mr. Delois “Pete” Hullum Jr. passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 20, at his residence, surrounded by his family.
Pete was born Aug. 26, 1944, in Clay Hill, near Teague, to Delois and Lydia Utsey Hullum. He grew up in the Teague area and graduated from Teague High School In 1963. Pete later graduated from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth. He spent four years serving his county in the U.S. Army, seeing duty in Vietnam and in Germany, where he was stationed for a year.
Pete married Tommye Faye Nichols on June 14, 1969, and they made their home in Houston for many years. The couple was blessed with a daughter, Margaret Hullum Elmore.
A successful businessman, Pete owned Brookline Rentals and Sales, in Houston, for over 39 years, and at one time had three locations. Pete was a longtime member of the Fairbanks Masonic Lodge No. 1363. Church was extremely important to the Hullums, and they were active members of the Freeway Baptist Church, in Houston, where Pete served as a deacon. In his leisure time, Pete enjoyed reading history books and spoiling his grand-dogs, B-flat and Jasper Gladestone.
For over a year, Pete and Tommye had lived in Mexia and were members of the Eighth Avenue Baptist Church in Teague.
Pete was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Paul and Edgar.
He is survived by his wife, Tommye; daughter Margaret Hullum Elmore, of Galveston; sister Wanda J. Hullum Brown and husband James, of Orlando, Florida and by sisters-in-law Mary Tippins and Ruby Day; and brothers-in-law William Nichols and Robert Nichols.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel in Mexia, with Pastor Mark Butcher and Pastor Roy Prather officiating. Interment will follow in the Driver Cemetery, near Teague, with military honors and Masonic graveside rites.
Pallbearers will be Andy Day, Robert Day, Charles Day, Wesley Nichols, Shawn Nichols, Thomas Hullum, Berry Brown and Tony Flores. Honorary pallbearers will be Jon Hullum, Sony Wills, Charlie Gaines and Richard Blake.
Visitation with the family will be Monday evening, Jan. 22, 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Delois “Pete” Hullum Jr.
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