E. Amos Sumner

E. Amos Sumner E. Amos Sumner, 85, of Blue Creek, passed away at his home May 18, 2010. He was born June 2, 1924, in the Vilas community of Liberty Co., Fla. He graduated from Liberty High School in Bristol and from the University of Georgia with a degree in forestry. He served in the USMC in WW II. Mr. Sumner served on the Board of Directors of Talquin Electric Co-Operative and the Seminole Electric Co-op. He served in the House of Representatives representing Liberty County. He also served on the Board of the Ochlocknee River Soil Conservation District, was a member of the Florida Farm Bureau and was an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Farm Bureau. He was in the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame. He retired as Staff Director of the Senate Agriculture Committee, State of Florida Senate. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Hosford, where he served as Sunday School Teacher and Lay Speaker. He was also a Mason and member of the American Legion. Visitation will be Friday, May 21, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. EDT at Grace United Methodist Church, Hosford, with the service Saturday, May 22, 2010, at 4 p.m. EDT at the church. Interment will follow at Blue Creek Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Earline Stoutamire Sumner of Blue Creek; sons and daughters-in-law, Earnest W. and Janice Sumner and Archie and Margo Sumner of Blue Creek; daughters and sons-in-law, Melba Sumner and Arthur Faurot and Sally Sumner and Mike Mayo of Blountstown, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Tracy Sumner of Leon County, Fla.; brothers, Burrel Edmund Sumner of Blountstown, Fla., Lewis Gordon Sumner of Alabaster, Ala., Clyde Carl Sumner, Clinton Sumner, both of Tallahassee, Alvin Wayne Sumner of Zephyrhills, Fla., and Sterling Wilhoit Sumner of Gray, Ga.; sisters, Myrtle Inez Jones of Wewahitchka, Fla., and Margaret Lee Wells of Macon, Ga.; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Reggie Sumner. Memorial may be made to Grace United Methodist Church or to a favorite charity. Charles McClellan Funeral Home (850-627-7677) of Quincy in charge of arrangements.