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Alyssa Summers Obituary

WEST ALEXANDRIA — Alyssa Brooke Summers, 27, of West Alexandria, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 4, 2024.

Alyssa was born on Oct. 18, 1996, in Dayton, to her parents Jonathan Summers and Jennifer Black. She was a 2015 graduate of Twin Valley South where she ran track and exceeded at her academics. She had a driven soul, and excelled in everything she put her mind too. She grew into leadership positions in all of her workplaces. She had many talents and a love for Jesus and serving others. Besides her interests and hobbies, her greatest joy in life was her son Lincoln, who was the center of her universe. Her unwavering love and dedication to him was evident in every aspect of her life. Alyssa will not only be remembered in the accomplishments she achieved but in the hearts she touched. Her generosity, inclusivity, and genuine concern for others ensuring that everyone felt loved and valued in her presence. She will be deeply missed and remembered as the free spirited, loving, funny, mother, daughter, sister, and friend as a positive force of life that burned brightly and left an incredible mark in this world.

Alyssa is preceded in death by her sweet and beautiful son Lincoln; cousin Zachary, grandparents Ronald Summers, Nathan Combs Jr., Richard Kilmer, Bernice Johnson, Cynthia Combs, and Helen Hamm.

Alyssa is survived by her loving parents, Jonathan Summers and Jennifer (John) Black; siblings Ashley, Alexis, Cole, and Nathan; her nieces and nephews Ayden, Hailee, Scarlett, and Troy; her Nanny Anita Summers, and great-grandma Hazel Kilmer, along with numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Services were held at Preble Memory Gardens Funeral Center on Wednesday, Jan. 10, with Pastor Ken Harbaum officiating. Burial followed at Sugar Grove Cemetery. For condolences please visit: www.rlcfc.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Eaton Register-Herald from Jan. 18 to Jan. 19, 2024.

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