Background
Crumley, James Robert was born on March 30, 1925 in Bluff City, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Robert and Ida Frances (Fine) Crumley.
Crumley, James Robert was born on March 30, 1925 in Bluff City, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Robert and Ida Frances (Fine) Crumley.
Bachelor, Roanoke College, 1948; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Roanoke College, 1973; Master of Divinity, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina., 1951; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Newberry (South Carolina.) College, 1971; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Augustana College, 1982; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1983; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Susquehanna U., Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 1977; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina, 1979; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Bethany College, 1981; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Manhattan College, 1984; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University South Carolina., 1987.
Pastor churches in, Greenville and Oak Ridge, Tennessee pastor churches in, Savannah, Georgia, 1951-1974; secretary, Lutheran Church in American, New York City, 1974-1978; bishop, Lutheran Church in American, New York City, 1978-1988. Visiting professor ecumenism Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina., 1988, retired, 1993.
Married Sara Annette Bodie, May26, 1950. Children: Frances Crumley Holman, James Robert, Jeanne Crumley Lindemann.