Everett L Sumner

1920 - 1976  (56 years)

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

  
  

  Father	Walter Levi Sumner,   b. 16 May 1888, St. Clere, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Mar 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Maude E Murrow Sumner,   b. 25 Apr 1891, Adrian, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Feb 1976, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 84 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1910	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents		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 ,   d. 24 Aug 2012, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1945	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  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 ,   d. 21 Dec 2021  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2022 00:13:11
  Family ID	F5159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 14 Sep 1976 - Delia Cemetery, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		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 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 In Memory Everett Sumner US Army 1941-1945 Alaska, France, Germany Battle of the Bulge Sergeant Tribute from, Naomi & Family