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Raymond Arthur Sumner

Male 1918 - 2009  (90 years)


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  • Name Raymond Arthur Sumner 
    Born 25 Oct 1918  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Jun 2009 
    Buried Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6576  Rossville
    Last Modified 20 Aug 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 Anna Elizabeth Houck Sumner,   b. 12 Nov 1922,   d. 20 Nov 2016  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1942  San Diego, San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Jacquelyn Rae Sumner George
     2. Sharon Sumner
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2019 19:45:35 
    Family ID F3450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Jun 1942 - San Diego, San Diego County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Sumner, Raymond
    Obituary- Sumner, Raymond
    Raymond A. Sumner
    Raymond was born Oct. 25, 1918, in Delia, and went to be with Jesus on June 26, 2009.

    Ray died after a fight with cancer. He was raised on a farm in Kansas with eight brothers and one sister.

    He married Anna Elizabeth Houck on June 22, 1942, in San Diego, Calif. They had two daughters, Jacquelyn and Sharon. They had six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

    Additional survivors include three brothers: Bob, of St. Marys, and Don and Bill of Topeka; and one sister, Ethel Lutz, Topeka.

    He served in the Army for 24 years, Civil Service for 15 years and was a park aide for eight years. He and Anna traveled in their RV for 30 years. He was a long time member and an elder at Lakewood Presbyterian Church. He volunteered at the Lakewood Veterans Golf Course.

    A memorial celebration of Ray’s life was held at Lakewood Presbyterian Church, Lakewood, Wash., July 2.

    Memorial contributions are suggested to the Lakewood Veterans Golf Course, 10101 Cedrona St., Lakewood, WA 98498 or to the Franciscan Hospice House, 2901 Bridgeport Way W., University Place, WA 98466.