Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Stagner) Cummings, Norma Louise August 15 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K Taylor bluewolf@onemain.com August 19, 2004, 3:11 am The Bakersfield Californian Norma Louise Cummings May 18, 1923 August 15, 2004 Funeral services for Norma Louise Cummings, 81, of Bakersfield will be held on Thursday, at 2:00 p.m., in the Mish Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Michael Collins officiating. Norma passed away in Bakersfield after an extended illness on August 15, 2004. Norma is survived by her four children, Fred and his wife, Roberta Newton of Castaic, CA; Rhonda Brown of Bakersfield; Dawna Newton of Bakersfield and Debbie and her husband, Danny Ott of Oildale; grandchildren, Aimee Newton, Brian, Devon and Che Cosme, Josh Elkins, Christie Carter, Brandi Sutton, Joel Coodey, Michael, Tawnie and Ashlee Collins; 8 great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and cousins. Norma was the youngest of four children born to Herbert and Gertrude Stagner. She was born in Waldo, Kansas where they lived until moving to Clay Center, Kansas where her older brother, Don, lives today. Norma married Don Newton in 1950 and moved to Bakersfield. In 1960, Norma married her second husband, Bill Cummings. She has lived in Bakersfield most of her adult life. She recently had the joy of reuniting with her family in Kansas after 50 years of not seeing them. She was so happy to visit her home state of Kansas. She so enjoyed the visits with her brother, nieces, nephews and cousins and all the memories it brought back to her. In recent years, Norma kept very busy with her family, her pets and her church. She was an active member of the Cornerstone Family Church in Oildale. Norma loved to laugh and she would always have a smile on her face. Norma was a woman of faith known to have a heart for the Lord. She will be greatly missed. Norma was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Gertrude Stagner, her sisters, Reba Rogers and Edna Stielow, grandson, Freddie Newton and her great- grandson, Frank Cosme. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. at Mish Funeral Home. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/gob1267stagnerc.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb