Individual Details

Herbert Layman Summers

(11 Jul 1922 - 4 Sep 2013)

Posted at findagrave.com: WEST FRANKFORT -- Herbert Layman Summers, 91, died Sept. 4, 2013, in VA Medical Center in Marion. He worked for Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Herbert was born July 11, 1922, in Benton to Herbert and Ada V. (Trout) Summers. He married June (Kirkpatrick) Summers on June 26, 1954, and she survives in Benton. Survivors include children, Gregory and Gail Naylor of Jackson, Mich.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Ada Faye Paxton of Mount Vernon. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Layman Allen Summers; one sister, Betty Lou Russell; and one brother, Damon Summers. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, in Gilbert Funeral Home in Christopher with Brother Burton Wills officiating. Interment will be in Mulkeytown Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday.For more information, visit www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com. Published in The Southern Illinoisan on Sept. 6, 2013

Events

Birth11 Jul 1922Benton, Franklin Co., Illinois
Marriage26 Jun 1954June Allen Kirkpatrick
Death4 Sep 2013Marion, Williamson Co., Illinois
BurialMulkeytown Cemetery, Mulkeytown, Franklin Co., Illinois

Families

SpouseJune Allen Kirkpatrick (1922 - 2013)

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