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Everett L Sumner

Male 1920 - 1976  (56 years)


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  • Name Everett L Sumner 
    Born 13 Jan 1920  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Sep 1976  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Sep 1976  Delia Cemetery, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6571  Rossville
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2018 

    Father Walter Levi Sumner,   b. 16 May 1888, St. Clere, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Maude E Murrow Sumner,   b. 25 Apr 1891, Adrian, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1976, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 4 Apr 1910  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Anniversary- Sumner, Walter and Maude
    Anniversary- Sumner, Walter and Maude
    anniversary
    The children of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sumner, Mayetta, will honor their parents upon the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday, Mar. 29, with a reception at the Delia Grade School.

    Friends and relatives are asked to call between three and five o’clock p.m. The couple asks that no gifts be presented.

    There are nine living children: Mrs. Chester Lutz, Mayetta; John Sumner, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Ted Sumner, Hereford, Tex.; Ray Sumner, Tacoma, Wash.; Everett Sumner, and Bob Sumner, Delia; Dale Sumner, and Don Sumner, Topeka; Bill Sumner, of Manhattan.

    A son, Cleve Sumner, died in 1963.

    Mr. and Mrs. Sumner were married Apr. 4, 1910, in Topeka. They have 31 grandchildren, and 36 great-grandchildren.
    Family ID F5263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Naomi R Keller Ashmore Sumner,   b. 21 Feb 1926, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 2012, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1945  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Leslie Sumner Paine
    +2. Karen Sumner Leeper
    +3. Anita Sumner Olson Robb
    +4. Randal E (Randy) Sumner,   b. 5 Jul 1953, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 2021  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2022 00:13:11 
    Family ID F5159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Sep 1976 - Delia Cemetery, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Sumner, Everett 1
    Obituary- Sumner, Everett 1
    EVERETT L. SUMNER
    Rossville City Councilman Everett L.
    Sumner, 56, was found dead northeast of
    Rossville Saturday afternoon with a shotgun wound to the head, Shawnee County authorities said.

    Det. Jerry Federgreen of the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department said the wound was self-inflicted with a 12-gauge shotgun found near the body.

    Sumner’s body was found along a county road near a cemetery by several area residents. It is assumed he died sometime Friday, September 10, 1976.

    He was born January 13,1920 at Delia and spent his life in the Delia and Rossville communities. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army in Germany and Alaska.

    He was a member of the Christian Church at Rossville where he was an elder and taught Sunday School. He was a member of Delia Lodge No. 419, AF&AM, at Delia. He was employed at the Topeka Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. plant.

    He was married to Naomi Keller October 24, 1945, in Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include a son, Randal Sumner, Rossville; and three daughters, Mrs. Leslie Paine and Mrs. Karen Leeper, both of Rossville, and Anita Sumner, at home.

    Also surviving are seven brothers, John Sumner, Cheyenne, Wyo., Melvin Sumner, Hereford, Tex., Raymond Sumner, Tacoma, Wash., Dale Sumner, Estes Park, Colo., Charles Robert Sumner, Delia, Donald Sumner, Topeka, and William Sumner, Silver Lake; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Lutz, Holton, and two grandchildren.

    Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday (this afternoon) in the Christian Church at
    Rossville. Burial will be in Delia Cemetery.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the Christian Church at Rossville. Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys is in charge of arrangements. The casket will remain closed. Casket bearers are: Jerry Lutz, Lindsay Keller, Douglas Fairbanks, Dennis Sumner, Derrick Sumner and Dwayne Sumner, all nephews of the deceased.
    Obituary- Sumner, Everett 2
    Obituary- Sumner, Everett 2
    Everett L. Sumner
    ROSSVILLE - Rossville City Coun-cilman Everett L. Sumner, 56, was found dead northeast of here Saturday afternoon with a shotgun wound to the head, Shawnee County authorities said.

    Det. Jerry Fedegreen of the Shawnee County Sheriff's Department said the wound was self-inflicted with a 12 gauge shotgun found near the body.

    Sumner’s body was found along a county road near a cemetery by several area residents.

    He was born Jan. 13, 1920, at Delia and spent his life in the Delia and Rossville communities. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army in Germany and Alaska.

    He was a member of the Christian Church at Rossville where he was an elder and taught Sunday school. He was a member of Delia Lodge No. 419, AF&AM, at Delia. He was employed at the Topeka Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. plant.

    He was married to Naomi Keller Oct. 24,1945, in Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include a son, Randal Sumner, Rossville; and three daughters, Mrs. Leslie Paine and Mrs. Karen Leeper, both of Rossville, and Anita Sumner, at home.

    Also surviving are seven brothers, John Sumner, Cheyenne, Wyo., Melvin Sumner, Hereford, Tex., Raymond Sumner. Tacoma, Wash., Dale Sumner, Estes Park, Colo., Charles Robert Sumner, Delia, Donald Sumner, 816 N.E. 43rd, Topeka, and William Sumner, Silver Lake; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Lutz, Holton, and two grandchildren.

    Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Christian Church at Rossville. Burial will be in Delia Cemetery.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the Christian Church at Rossville. Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys is in charge of arrangements. The casket will remain closed.
    Obituary- Sumner, Everett 3
    Obituary- Sumner, Everett 3
    In Memory
    Everett Sumner
    US Army
    1941-1945
    Alaska, France, Germany
    Battle of the Bulge
    Sergeant

    Tribute from,
    Naomi & Family