Carolyn Corum

     Carolyn Corum  80, of Calhoun, Kentucky passed away Friday, August 29, 2025 at Lucy Smith King Care Center in Henderson.  Carolyn Ann Ferguson was born August 25, 1945 in Central City, Kentucky to the late James and Lena Johnson Ferguson and was married to Hugh Carroll ‘Easy’ Corum on June 23, 1978.

     Carolyn was a homemaker, earlier worked at General Electric in Madisonville, and attended Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Muhlenberg County.  She enjoyed working in her yard, caring for both her flowers and fish pond, and loved watching and feeding the birds.

     In addition to her parents, Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh ‘Easy’ Corum, who died March 31, 1997; by a grandson, Caleb Stovall; and by two sisters, Brenda Cobb and Ida Jean Harper.

     Carolyn is survived by her companion of more than 20 years, James ‘Jimbo’ Chambers of Calhoun; two sons, Rick Stovall (Linda) of Palm Bay, Florida and Michael Stovall of Indiana; a daughter, Kola Buergey (Joe Don) of Calhoun; five grandchildren, Jacob Buergey (Hailee Dukes), Jodie Buergey (Zack Crabtree), Adam Stovall (Angela), Michaela Stovall, and Mariah Stovall; 5 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Paul Ferguson of Hartford.

     Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at Island Community Cemetery in Mclean County.  There will be no public visitation.  Muster Funeral Homes, Calhoun Chapel is handling the arrangements for Carolyn’s family.

     The Carolyn Corum family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Island Community Cemetery Fund; C/O Susan Edmonds; 125 East Broadway; Island, Kentucky  42350.

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