Roy A. Sumner

Roy A. SumnerRoy A. Sumner, 71, of Valdosta, GA, passed away early Friday evening December 18, 2009, at his residence after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born August 31, 1938, in Lowndes Co., GA, to the late Herman and Ted Elizabeth Griffin Sumner. He owned and operated Zant's Flower Shop since 1966 and was a Funeral Director at heart, operating Sumner Funeral Home in Valdosta between 1976 and 1996 at the current location of what is now Music Funeral Services on North Valdosta Road. He was a member of the Valdosta Day Lions Club, serving as the past Deputy District Governor, Past Master of Hahira Masonic Lodge No. 346, 3rd National Vice President of Travelers Protective Association, and the Valdosta Elks Club. He was also a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his brother, Paul Sumner, and brother-in-law, Elmer Blansfield.Survivors include his wife of 52 Years, Doris Futch Sumner of Valdosta, GA; two sons and daughter-in-law, Greg Sumner of Valdosta, GA, and Bruce and Dorothy Sumner of Valdosta, GA; sisters and brother-in-law, Margaret S. (Boots) Blansfield of Bear, DE, and Christie (Beth) and Randall McClellan of Valdosta, GA; brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Rosalyn Sumner of Lake Park, GA, Carroll and Melinda Sumner of Roxboro, NC, and Janice Sumner of Valdosta, Ga.; grandchildren, Amanda, Blade, and Dalton; great-granddaughter, Gracie Lynn; and a cat named Sue.Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Valdosta Chapel of Music Funeral Services with Burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery in Valdosta, GA. Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today. Sympathy may be expressed online at www.musicfuneralservices.com. — Music Funeral Services of Valdosta is serving the family.