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Harold Summers Obituary
Mr. Summers was born July 18, 1930, in Benton, the son of Humbert Summers and Lilly Emma (Cambron) Summers.
He married the former Iva Jean Schram on April 29, 1950, and she survives.
Harold and his wife, Jean, owned Jean's Market in Akin from 1959 to 1995. Harold was well known throughout Southern Illinois for his knowledge of small engine repair. He operated a shop in the back of the store repairing lawnmowers, chainsaws and weed-eaters. He was a farmer in Akin from 1950 to 1983 and worked as a field technician for Franklin County USDA, ASCS office. Harold was a pilot, enjoyed flying his airplane, gardening and, most of all, spending time with his family. He was a member of Akin Missionary Baptist Church and Illinois National Guard.
Surviving relatives include his wife, Iva Jean Summers, of Akin; three sons, Dwight Summers and wife, Alice, of Akin; Kenneth Summers and wife, Shelia, of Akin, Dennis Summers and wife, Jessica, of Mount Vernon; 10 grandchildren, Heather Haynes and husband, Charlie, of Boonville, Mo., Jason Summers and fiancé, Andrea Troutman, of Troutdale, Ore., Justin Summers of Akin, Josh Trammel of Carbondale, Kaleb and Casey Brown, both of Cobden, Selinda Johnson and husband, Derek, of Benton, Shannon Bennett and husband, Jason, of Akin, Celia and Braden Summers of Mount Vernon; eight great-grandchildren, Logan and Addison Haynes, Scott, Cassie, Katy, Charlie and Daniel Johnson and Tanner Bennett; two sisters, Lola Bernice Kearney of Benton, Loretta Fay Alsobrooks, Tenn., and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Mr. Summers was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Wanda Lorene Summers; and one brother, Glenn Edmond Summers.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2011, in Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home in Benton with the Rev. Derrick Cairel officiating. Burial will be in Brady Cemetery in Akin. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today; and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Brady Cemetery or Akin Missionary Baptist Church and will be accepted at the funeral home.
To sign the memorial guestbook, visit www.hobbsjohnson.com.
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Alan Cambron
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