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Maurice Fuller Kahlmus

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Maurice Kahlmus Obituary

Services for Maurice Fuller “Buddy” Kahlmus will be held today at 3 p.m. at at Trinity Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Cory Scott and Robert Childers officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Kahlmus, 85, of Meridian, died Sunday June 22, 2008, at Rush Foundation Hospital. Mr. Kahlmus was born September 17, 1922 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., but moved with his parents at an early age. He attended public schools in Meridian and graduated from Meridian High School. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Alabama where he was a member of Phi Eta Sigma, Beta Gamma Sigma and the Kappa Alpha Order. He received his doctorate of Juris Prudence from the University of Alabama where he held membership in Phi Delta Phi and the Farrah Honor Society. Mr. Kahlmus worked for the federal government in the state of Alabama as a Treasury Agent before returning to Meridian where he worked as a Certified Public Accountant. He holds membership in the Mississippi Society of C. P. A.’s and the American Institute of C. P. A.’s. Mr. Kahlmus was retired President and Chairman of the Board of Merchants and Farmers Bank, now Regions Bank. He was a member and Sunday school teacher and former Elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church. He was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during World War II, retiring as Captain. He was formerly a director of the Alabama and Great Southern Railroad and served as President of the Mississippi Bankers Association. He was a board member of the Meridian Symphony, the Meridian Art Museum, Meridian Chamber of Commerce, and the Boy Scouts of America. He served as past treasurer of the Hamasa Shrine Temple and was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the York Rite bodies. Mr. Kahlmus was a member of the Mississippi and Alabama Bar Associations, served on the board of the Meridian Community College Foundation, and was an active volunteer with the United Way, Kings Daughters and Sons Rest Home, and the Lauderdale County Heart Association. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Carter Kahlmus, of Meridian, a son, Maurice Kahlmus and his wife, Lucy, of Meridian, daughters, Terri Childers and her husband, Robert, of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., and Beth Graham and husband, Collier, of Jackson; grandchildren, Rob Childers, Elizabeth Childers, and Forrest Graham, Carter Graham, and Anna Graham. Mr. Kahlmus was preceded in death by his parents, F. W. Kahlmus, Sr. and Henrietta Fuller Kahlmus, his brother, F. W. Kahlmus, Jr. and his wife Ann. Memorials may be made to Trinity Presbyterian Church or a charity of your choice. Visitation will be held today one hour prior to the service at the church.

Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Jun. 23 to Jun. 25, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Maurice Kahlmus

17 Entries

Dex Bender

July 1, 2008

Dear Terry and Robert,

Our prayers and thoughts remain with you during your time of grief and your transition to Lookout Mountain.

Sissy Gordon

June 26, 2008

Terry,
As I hold you in my heart, I pray for comfort and God's peace for you and your family.

Paul Allen

June 25, 2008

Dear kahlmus family,
I wanted to tell you how much I respected Mr. Kahlmus. He was always very good to me. I spoke with him and Mrs. Kahlmus last Thursday while I was visiting a good friend for lunch at Northwood Country Club. I'm attending an accounting conference this week (out of state) and was shocked to learn of Mr. Kalhmus's passing.

I grew up with Maurice who is my age. We both attended Marion Park Elementary School. Maurice, I lost my Dad in 2005 and miss him each day, and I'll pray for you.

Most of my professional career has been as an accounting professor at MSU Meridian. I feel a deep gratitude to the Kahlmus family for its support of MSU over the years.

I will never forget Mr. Kahlmus. He made a very positive impact on many lives and mine was one of them. May the LORD care for you each step of the way.

Sincerely,
Paul Allen and family

Ann Weeks

June 25, 2008

Terry -
You and Robert are in my thoughts and prayers. God's peace and comfort to your family.

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Cathy and Leo Humphries

June 25, 2008

Maurice and Lucy,
We're so sorry for your loss and are keeping you and the rest of your family in our thoughts and prayers.

Emerson Robinson Jr.

June 25, 2008

Elisabeth and Beth: Please accept our condolences on the passing of a great man and a great banker. Sorry we are out of state and cannot attend the service. Let us know if we can be of any assistance. Regards, Judy and Bud Robinson

Marilyn James (MSU-Meridian Campus Family)

June 25, 2008

To the Kahlmus Family & Mrs. Kahlmus, I will have such good thoughts and memories of Mr. Kahlmus. He was a great man and I am a better person to have known him. My prayers will be with you as you adjust your lives without him.

Ben Cousins

June 24, 2008

My sincerest condolences. I will always remember Mr. Kalhmus for his kindness and help when I began my business career many years ago.

Gaye Harper Hess

June 24, 2008

Beth,
I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your father. Please know you're in my thoughts and prayers.

Charles vonRosenberg

June 24, 2008

Terry -
Please accept my prayers and condolences, for you and your family.
May God's peace and comfort be with you.

Charles & SONDRA Stephens

June 24, 2008

MERIDIAN & BOY SCOUTING HAS LOST A GREAT LEADER. ENJOYED WORKING WITH "BUDDY" THESE YEARS IN BOY SCOUTING;

Judy Conner Palmer

June 24, 2008

Buddy Kahlmus was a lifelong leader and a valued friend of the Palmer family for three generations.

Ross Tingle

June 24, 2008

I will miss seeing Buddy and Elizabeth walking around Poplar Springs Drive. It was always nice to see them and sometime pass the time of day with them. Buddy always asked how Scouting was going.

tom c. maynor

June 24, 2008

words cannot express the admiration
and affection i have for my former
ceo. i have no doubt his memory will
live forever in the hearts and minds of those whose lives he touched.

Glenn and Wilda Gibson

June 24, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Modena R. Dyess

June 24, 2008

My prayers are with the family at this time. Mr. Kalmus was truly a great man, and will be missed by all.

Modena R. Dyess

Tammy Nussbaum

June 23, 2008

My prayers are with you Ms. Kahlmus
(I was Dr. Porter's medical assistant from Aug 2001 until Jan 2008

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