Serena Marie Summers
Serena Marie Summers
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Serena was born April 6, 1955, in Corpus Christi, TX, to Victor Mack Summers and Betty Jean (Gordon) Summers. During her high school years, she met the love of her life, Raymond Andrew "Randy" Knutz, as they attended Gardendale Baptist Church together. Over the next 50 plus years, they shared many adventures, including traveling with their beloved German Shepherds. Serena was preceded in death by Victor Mack Summers, her step-mother Jimmie Ann (Goodman) Summers, and by Randy Knutz. Serena was the first of the Summers children to join their father. She is survived by her brothers Perry Allan "Pete" (Deb) Summers, and Mark Andrew (Linda) Summers: by her sisters Sheryl Ann "Sheri" (Hilton) Hunt and Deanna Ruth Summers; and by her nephews, nieces, great-nephews, and great-nieces.
Serena was a beautify person, inside and out, and will be dearly missed by her friends and family. She loved traveling, cooking, sewing, lampwork, and polymer clay. She loved color and the beauty of nature. She loved solving problems and learning. She spent 30 years working as an information technology specialist and software trainer in a downtown Houston law firm. Her supervisors and coworkers knew her for her efficiency, responsiveness, and calm approach. Her inquisitiveness and tenacity followed her throughout her life. Whether it was in crafts or cooking, she enjoyed learning new techniques and perfecting the execution of them. Serena was believer who found community in the Joy Connection Sunday School class of Northside Baptist Church, and through Community Bible Study. As she watched her life slipping away, she mainly loved her Savior Jesus Christ, and she looked forward to seeing Him face to face.
Thank you to all her friends who stepped up during this difficult time and supported Serena and her family through your prayers and assistance. Thank you to the doctors and staff at the Hospice of South Texas Dornburg Center who overcame great challenges to keep her comfortable in the end.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Alistair Begg's Truth for Life Ministries. His teaching brought Serena great comfort up to the end
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Lauralee Hubbard
Yesterday
Serena, the memories of your warmth and cheer, love and faith, joy and friendship will only help fill the hole you left in our world. I´m so grateful to have known you and for our decades of friendship, during which I witnessed many times your unusually fierce bravery, sense of duty, and profound goodness through and through - all fueled by the faith that has always shone from you. I will love you the rest of my days. The way you faced illness and death was beautiful and inspiring, as you have always been. Your memory will light the path. Surely God has welcomed home one of His most beautiful works.
Barbara Hubbard
March 7, 2026
Rest in peace and God´s love.
Deanna Summers
March 7, 2026
Sheri Hunt
March 6, 2026
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mark summers
March 6, 2026
One of the last things I heard Serena say was "Thank You for the time Lord...".
I too am so grateful to the Lord for the past several years that I was able to get closer to my big sister than ever before (as well as my little sister, thanks Deanna for all you did and are doing).
I remember so many years ago when the Lord saved me out of a great darkness, Serena sent me some tapes of a few Christian rock bands. That was such a blessing to me that lasted even until today. I tried to return the blessing to her, but don't know if I got it to her soon enough for her to listen to (the Lord knows), but hopefully these songs (not rock songs) will be a blessing to you as well.
For Serena
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlJgE1BH5cVygcHP1VL8VPVoGKcL7v5fe&si=8FVyqNjZtZQJDDQ0
Saralou Cooper
March 6, 2026
Renie´s was a loving heart. Although we were separated by distance and circumstance, our mutual affection never wavered.
Sheri Hunt
March 6, 2026
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