Clark H. Byrum  

Clark Holmes Byrum Sr Birth 24 Jul 1935 Anderson, Madison County, Indiana Death 2 Jun 2023 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Burial Our Lady of Peace Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana son of Ruthven Holmes Byrum and Anna Mae Valentine

Calrk H. Byrum was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for INDIANA BOND BANK; on the Board of Trustees Marian College, Indianapolis, In.; After receiving his business degree from Indiana University in 1957, Clark Byrum went on to found The Key Corporation, an insurance, banking, and real estate holding company based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

He received the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indiana University, 1988. Clark served on the SigEp National Board of Directors from 1997 to 2001. He formed CH & JD Byrum, LLC, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana and was then currently the Chairman of the Board of both American State Corporation and American State Bank 12 Dec 1996; and on that date, the Department received an application from CH & JD Byrum, LLC, for the change of control of American State Corporation, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana, and thereby indirectly acquire control of AmericanState Bank, Dearborn County, Indiana, per the Department of Financial Institutions Minutes of Meeting February 13, 1997.

Life history: the roots of Indiana's life & health insurance companies go back more than a century.
By Beck, Bill
Publication: Indiana Business Magazine
Date: Thursday, September 1 1994

KEY LIFE INSURANCE CO.

This Indianapolis company began operations in 1977 as a reinsurer to Jefferson National Life Insurance Co. In 1983, it became a direct writer of its policies.

For several years, Key wrote mostly payroll-deducted universal-life policies. In 1987, it signed an agreement with the Indiana Funeral Directors Association to provide pre-need funeral insurance, and later made similar arrangements in Michigan and Wisconsin. In 1991 it began marketing annuities to members of the Anderson-based Church of God. Key also writes a small amount of traditional term and whole-life business. It is licensed to do business in seven states.

Key Life Insurance reported 1993 assets of $74.0 billion. Its CEO is Clark H. Byrum.

Marian University has renamed its school of business after Clark H. Byrum, president of Indianapolis-based The Key Corp.,
Byrum, 74, asked that the size of his gift, which won't be fully given until his death, not be specified. However, Marian requires gifts of at least $10 million for naming rights of one of its schools.

The Clark H. Byrum School of Business has 300 students.

Byrum’s company is a holding company for real estate and insurance companies, such as Key Life Insurance Co. Byrum is also a member of the finance council of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and on the board of the Indiana Bond Bank. Byrum’s late wife, Joan, was the volunteer president of Right to Life of Indianapolis for 20 years


Sigma Phi Epsilon [SigEp] National Housing Directors founded The Key Corporation, an insurance, banking, and real estate holding company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Clark served on the SigEp National Board of Directors from 1997 to 2001. In 2005, Clark received the Order of the Golden Heart, SigEp’s highest honor awarded to alumni.

Clark Holmes Byrum Sr.
INDIANAPOLIS – Clark Holmes Byrum, died June 2, 2023, after a brief illness. He was 87 years old.

Born July 24, 1935 in Anderson, IN, he lived his entire life in Indiana. He was the son of renowned artist, the late Ruthven Holmes Byrum and the late Anna Mae Byrum.

He graduated Indiana University in 1957 with a B.S. in Business, followed by a series of sales positions. He established Key Life Insurance Company in 1976.

He became Board Chairman of American State Bank in Lawrenceburg, a position he held for 15 years. Following his retirement from Key Life and American State Bank, Mr. Byrum remained active in business throughout Indianapolis in a variety of real estate partnerships.

Mr. Byrum was committed to an extensive list of business and fraternal organizations including serving on the Marian University Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors-State of Indiana Bond Bank, Association of Indiana Life Insurance Companies Legislative and Execu- tive Committees and the Board of Directors of American State Bank.

A long-standing member and alumnus of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, he served as Chair of their National Fraternity Audit Committee and Na- tional Housing Trustee as well as President of its Alumni Board at Indiana University.

Through many years of service to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Mr. Byrum served on their Finance Council, Deposit and Loan Fund and Municipal Bond Oversight Committees

. He chaired the Celebrating Catholic School Values Annual Dinner, was a Legatus Indianapolis Trustee and a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Mr. Byrum was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was married for 52 years to the late Joan Dalton Byrum, and he is survived by his children - Mary Ann Smith and husband Gordon Smith, Laura Manning, Kathleen Suss and husband Greg Suss, Clark H. Bryum, Jr. and wife Kara Byrum, and Amanda Montgomery and husband Rob Montgomery, along with 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Clark and his family were members at Immaculate Heart of Mary and Saint Luke’s Catholic Church.

Clark’s passion for sports included decades as a squash player at Indi- anapolis Athletic Club and he enjoyed tennis and golf at Meridian Hills Country Club.

The Byrums enjoyed time at their homes at Lake Maxinkuckee and Long Boat Key, Florida.

The family will be holding visitation on Friday, June 9 from 9 am - 11:30 am at St. Luke’s Church, 7575 East Holliday Drive, Indianapolis, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 am

To share a personal memory of Clark please visit www.leppertmortuary. com or to arrange a memorial contribution to Right to Life of Indianapolis, https://rtlindy. org/; Byrum School of Business Marian University, https:// www.marian. edu/academics/byrum-school-of-business; and Franciscan Sisters of T.O.R., https://www.franciscansisterstor. org/.


married June 8 1957 Anderson, Indiana Joan Dalton Birth: 8 Jan 1934 New Castle, Indiana Death: 9 Oct 2008 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana Burial Our Lady of Peace Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana daughter of Conrad and Mary Agnes Coleman

Children:
Mary Ann Byrum married Gordon Smith
Laura Byrum married Ignatius Manning,
Kathleen Byrum married Greg Suss,
Clark H. Bryum, Jr. married Kara ?
Amanda Byrum married Rob Montgomery