Dr. David Saum
Posted: April 10, 2022
Dr. David Saum, 74, of Columbus, MS passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS.
Visitation will be Sunday, April 10, 2022, from 1:00 until 3:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral service will follow at 3:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend James Black officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbus, MS with Lowndes Funeral Home directing
Dr. Saum was born March 2, 1948, in Piqua, OH to the late Joe Saum, Jr. and Joann Griffin Saum. He served 6 years in the Ohio National Guard. Dr. Saum was the owner/operator of Saum Chiropractic Clinic Pllc, in Columbus MS for 39 years, with a total of 49 years in the field of chiropractic care. He enjoyed playing dulcimers and founded the Columbus Dulcimer Club. Dr. Saum also enjoyed racing go-karts and sprint cars, as well as wood carving.
Dr. Saum is survived by his wife, Inez Pendleton Saum, Columbus, MS; daughter, Heather (Davey) Ware, Roswell, GA; son, Keith (Cheryl) Saum, Ramer, TN; grandchildren, Connor Saum, Grant (Clare) Saum, Parker Saum, Cooper Ware, Hadley Ware; sisters, Diana Saum and Pam (Philip) Elders; brother, Bill (Gail) Saum.
Pallbearers will be Connor Saum, Grant Saum, Parker Saum, Cooper Ware, Bo Holman, Rusty House, Daniel Green and Rusty Sheffield.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Dr. Doug Hill, Dr. John Whitecar, Dr. Hilda Bonetti, Dr. Navid Dara, Dr. Matthew Webb and Rusty House.
Memorials may be made to the Saum Family 4H Endowed Scholarship at Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 9760, Mississippi State, MS 39762.