Obituaries:  Mr. Wiley Merrill Cummings, Sr., Sabine Parish       C-552
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 30, 1997
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mr. Wiley Merrill Cummings, Sr.

  Funeral services for Mr. Wiley Merrill Cummings Sr., 79, of
Coushatta, will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 1997, at
the First Baptist Church of Many.

  The Revs. Bill Hines, Daniel Lowe, and Gene Wright will
officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

  Mr. Cummings died Monday, April 28, at L. S. Huckabay Memorial
Hospital in Coushatta.

  He is survived by his widow, Oleta Cummings of Coushatta; one
son, Wiley Merrill Cummings Jr. of Many; two daughters, Sandra
Lambert, and Donna Savell of Many; one stepson, James B. Loftin
of Minden; one stepdaughter, Ann Lucius of Baytown, Texas; one
sister, Ila Woodard of Cotton Valley; two brothers, Willie
Cummings, and Merce Cummings, both of Coushatta; 13
grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and a host of nieces
and nephews.

  Mr. Cummings is preceded in death by his first wife, Grace Ross
Cummings.

  Pallbearers will be Jeffrey Cummings, Lloyd (Bubba) Savell,
Chris Lambert, Bradley Lambert, Jesse Lambert, Eric Lucius, Brad
Anthony, Edward Cozier, Paul Wise, Andy Barron, and Greg Loftin.

  Honorary pallbearers will be members of his Sunday School Class,
R. J. Stoker, and Earl Speights.

  Warren Meadows Funeral Home, Many, La.