Obituaries

Mary Ellen Shrum, 101

Tracy City resident Mary Ellen Shrum, 101, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Coalmont on April 9, 1924, to the late Anthony and Ruth Anders Richmond Sweeton. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Jess Richard Shrum; brothers, Walter Sanders, Richard, Buford, Alton, Allen and Danville Sweeton; and sisters, Ruth Moran, Thelma Anderson, Sarah Shrum, Rachel Sweeton, and Julene Gilliam.

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