Irwin-Wheeler County GaArchives Obituaries.....John Sumner  February 18 1998
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The Ocilla Star Newspaper, Wednesday, February 18,1998


John C.Sumner
	The funeral service for John L. Sumner of Fitzgerald, who died Tuesday, 
February 10, 1998 at his residence, was held Friday, February 13 at Frank 
Primitive Baptist Church in Irwin County. He was 84.
Elder Maurice Riner and Elder John Shelton Mikell officiated at the 2:00 p.m. 
service with interment in Frank Cemetery. 
Pallbearers were Jeffery Sumner, PauI Sumner,BilI Sumner, Warren Sumner, Wesley 
Sumner, Herbert Smith, Lynn Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were Robert Fain, 
Warren Mixon, Oscar Roberts, Alan Moore, Alan Martin, Walter Sumner, and Herman 
Sumner. Organist was Andi Sumner; pianist Meagan Deering; soloist: Gloria Brown 
and the Frank Church Choir .
The deceased was born August 3, 1913 in Wheeler County to Jessie Lewis and 
Della Peeples Sumner.  A retired farmer and member of Frank Primitive Baptist 
Church, . Mr. Sumner had lived in Irwin County for more than 52 years and was a 
former resident of Cairo. He was a Mason and member of Irwin County Democratic 
Committee. He also was a deacon at Frank Church.
He is survived by two sons: Johnny Sumner and Hubert Sumner, both of 
Fitzgerald; one daughter: Rebecca Anne Smith of Jacksonville, FL; 9 
grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Paulk Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.




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