Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Cummings, John I. November 28 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
John I. Cummings
Oct. 5, 1924 Nov. 28, 2004

Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 2, 2004, 2:30 p.m. at 
Greenlawn Southwest Memorial Park & Mortuary, 2739 Panama Ln. 

John was born October 5, 1924 in Bokchito, Oklahoma. He enlisted in the Army 
in 1942. He survived as a German POW and was awarded the Purple Heart. After 
the war, he and his wife, Aline moved to California and ultimately started 
their own trucking and construction company. They were in business twenty-
eight years. John committed his life to Christ and became a minister in 1962. 
He had a deep faith in the Lord and led many to Christ. When they retired, 
they traveled in their motorhome and enjoyed many fun years together. 
Returning to Bakersfield, retirement did not suit him. Ever the entrepreneur, 
he became known to his customers as Farmer John. He sold produce to many 
employees at local firms. A few years after Alines death, he reconnected with 
a childhood sweetheart, Rachel Jenkins. She brought love and happiness back 
into his life. They married in 2001 and lived in Colbert, Oklahoma. The last 
years were spent renewing childhood friendships, fishing on Lake Texoma, and 
having fun.

John was a man with a big heart, always helping those in need. He had a gift 
of gab and a sense of humor that won him many friends. He loved his family 
above all things and continued to look after his kids after they were grown. 
His laughter, songs and jokes will always be with us and we will always 
treasure our times with him and that God blessed us with him as our Dad. Well 
hold you in our hearts till we can hold you in our arms. We love you Dad.

John is survived by his loving wife, Rachel; sons, Phillip and Ben; daughters, 
Donna and husband, Randy, Lorrie and husband, David; six grandchildren, Diana, 
Allison, Katelyn, Darla, Rick and Cori.

Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary

Funeral Directors 


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