Newspaper Article:
George
Summers, 63 years resident of County
Dies.
George
Summers came here 63 years ago from
Georgia and had since lived on a farm east of West
Plains.
George
Summers, aged pioneer resident of
Howell County, who came to the
Howell County Ozarks from
Georgia, 63 years ago died Saturday night at 11:30 O'clock at his farmhome 7 1/2 miles east of West
Plains. He suffered a ceberal hemorrhage a few days ago, which was the cause of his death.
Besides his aged wife, Mrs. Sarah Frances
Hopkins Summers, he is survived by 14 sons and daughters, some of whom were by a pervious marriage. The sons and daughters are: Mrs. Joe
Tines of West Plains; Mrs. Ralph
Adams,
Preston MO.; Mrs. Ray Brown of
Kansas City MO; Mrs. Emma
Taylor of Solomonville, AZ; Mrs. J. R. Dickinson; Mrs. W.E. Dickinson; Mrs. Charles
Aders of
Denver, CO; Mrs. John
Sites, Nampa ID; WIlliam
Summers of
Boise City, ID; Lloyd, Tom, Walter and Jesse
Summers living near West
Plains, and Joe
Summers of Pottersville. Forty-one grandchildren and 34 great grand children also survive. Mrs. Matt
Adams of West
Plains is a greatgrandaughter of Mr. Summers.
One sister, who lives at Moutain View, survives Mr. Summers. Two brothers, William
Summers and
Webb Summers, both formerly well known residents of West
Plains are dead.
Mr. Summers, who was 86 years old March 21, was born in Morganton County,
Georgia, near
Dalton, when he came to
Howell County 63 years ago. He made part of the trip by steamer, going to St. Louis by way of the
Mississippi River and comming from St. Louis here.
He was married the first time in
Georgia, his wife, Mrs. Adeline
Bramblett Summers died at the farm home near West
Plains many years ago. Later he married Miss Sarah Frances
Hopkins, who survives him. Mrs. Summers, although 10 years his junior, is also very frail.
Ten years ago Mr. Summers suffered an injury to his back which caused him to retire from the active duties at his farm, but he continued to make his home in the
Summers district, which was named for him, and where he had always taken an active part in every community project. He was a member of the
Baptist Church and served on the school board and also was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.
Buried: Valley View Cemetery