Music Course, 1925
Classical course, 1926

Birth: 28 Feb 1906, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina
Death: 5 Sep 1989, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina

Parents:
Thomas Fredrick Blume (1880-1958)
Cora Virginia Sossamon Blume (1882-1972)

Siblings:
Mattie Blume Pharr (1906-1989)
Frank Blume (1908-1908)
John David Blume, Sr. (1910-1999)
Clarence Frederick Blume (1917-1981)
May Ineze Blume (1915-1916)
Vernie Blume Harris (1917-1986)

Spouse: Laird Alexander Pharr, Jr. (1902-1981)
Marriage: 1928

Children:
Libby Pharr

Burial: Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Source: www.findagrave.com, # 93495169

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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) 11 Mar 1928, p. 2-5

BLUME-PHARR

CONCORD, March 10. – Miss Mattie Lucile Blume and Laird A. Pharr, Jr., were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Blume, in the Roberta community.

Rev. K. L. McIver, pastor of both the young people officiated, using the ring service.

Miss Edna Dale Hilton, of Charlotte, rendered the wedding music. The ring bearer was the bride’s sister, Vernie Blume. L. L. Caldwell was dame of honor.

The bride wore a lovely dress of royal blue georgette and carried an arm bouquet of brides’ roses and valley lilies.

Mrs. Pharr was educated at Mount Amoena (sic) Seminary, Mt. Pleasant, where she finished in music in 1925.

Mr. Pharr is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Pharr. He is a graduate of Sand Hill Farm Life school, Vass, N. C.

After a trip to eastern Carolina, Mr. and Mrs. Pharr will be at home with the groom’s parents.

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Independent Tribune (Concord, NC), 10 Sep 1989, p. 10.

Mrs. Mattie Pharr

HARRISBURG – Mattie Blume Pharr, 83, Route 1, Harrisburg, died Friday, Sept. 8, 1989, at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital.

The funeral will be 3 p.m. Monday at Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Owen Carriker officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.

Family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Hartsell Funeral Home.

Born Feb. 28, 1906, in Cabarrus County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Cora Sossamon Blume. Her husband, Laird Alex Pharr, preceded her in death. She was a housewife, a member of Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church, Pitts Senior Citizens Club and Poplar Tent Extension Club, and was a graduate of the Laura Sunderland School and the Mt. Amoena School for Girls in Mt. Pleasant.

Survivors include a daughter, Ms. Libby Pharr of Fairfax, Va., and a brother, John David Blume of Harrisburg.

Memorials may be sent to Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church Educational Fund, 6841 Poplar Tent Rd., Concord, N.C. 28025.