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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.

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