Coos County OR Archives Obituaries.....Summers, Helen Aletha (Letha) Leatherwood August 24, 2009
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The Coquille Valley Sentinel - 9/10/2009
Letha Summers 
July 9, 1917 - August 24, 2009 

  Helen Aletha (Letha) Leatherwood Summers, age 92, died at home in Bandon, 
Oregon on Monday, August 24, 2009. Born July 9, 1917, in Powers, Coos County, 
Oregon to Parker Leatherwood and Myrtle Mae Noland Leatherwood, Letha 
graduated from Coquille High School and is remembered for her love of 
literature and music. She accompanied many of Coquille’s church congregations 
on the piano and violin. 
  She married Clarence Given Summers of Basco, Illinois on September 15, 1935, 
in Coquille. Letha and Clarence worked together as owners of the Quelle Café 
and the Myrtle Lane Motel in Coquille. She was a Girl Scout leader, active in 
Beta Sigma Phi and the new Coquille Valley Art Association. She researched 
several family lines and contributed to the national genealogical knowledge 
base. She will be remembered as “Gramma Jam” for her love of gardening, 
especially her success with raspberries. Letha is survived by her son, 
Clarence (Larry) G. Summers, Jr., Portland, Oregon and daughter, Sandra 
(Susie) J. Summers Schwarm, Bandon, Oregon; three grand children: Douglas R. 
Schwarm, Santa Cruz, California; David G. Schwarm, Irvine, California; and 
Kimberly Aletha Summers Everett, Portland, Oregon.
 She was particularly pleased to know her six great grandchildren: Oliver 
Clarence Schwarm, John Parker Schwarm, Kathryn Michele Schwarm, Cody Given 
Schwarm, Parker Clarence Williams and Bradley Clarke Everett. Letha was 
preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Clarence G. Summers; son, Steven 
A. Summers, and grand daughter, Carolyn M. Summers Williams. A celebration of 
her life will be held at the Summers’ home in Bandon. Memorial contributions 
may be made to the South Coast Hospice (Coos County, Oregon) at 1620 Thompson 
Road, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Arrangements are under the direction of Myrtle Grove 
Funeral Service, 269- 2851.

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