Celebration of life memorial scheduled

A remembrance event honoring former Crowder Board of Trustees member James B. Tatum will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 in the Elsie Plaster Community Center on the Neosho Crowder College campus. Mr. Tatum, 95, served 45 years as a board member and president; his influence grew a philosophy that introduced Crowder College national notability as a student-centered institution.