Jesse Maxwell Corum III, 88, Vero Beach

Jesse Maxwell Corum III, 88, died April 17, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center.

He grew up in Norristown, Pa., and lived in Vero Beach. He served in the Army.

He earned a master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va.

He was a Presbyterian minister and taught English at Moeng College near Palapye, Botswana, and at Chipembi Girls Secondary School in Chisamba, Zambia.

He managed Wellspring Renewal Center in Philo, Calif., and also pastored several churches in Te Awamutu, New Zealand.

He volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.

Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Carol (Joy) MacKubbin Corum; daughter, Laurie Hawley, of Vero Beach; sons, Jesse, of Brattleboro, Vt., and Vance, of Vancouver, Wash.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity International, 121 Habitat St., Americus, GA 31709.

A celebration of life will be at 10 a.m. April 21 at the First Presbyterian Church, Vero Beach.

Arrangements are by Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.

A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.

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