Johnny H. “Buster” Summers, age 83, of Curryville passed away January 4, 2017 at his home.
Visitation will be held 10:00 – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Bibb-Veach Funeral Home. Cremation will follow per his wishes.
Johnny was born April 9, 1933 in Elsberry the son of Rupert and Mattie Lucile Branham Summers. On September 16, 1961 in the Bethel Methodist Church in Dow, IL he married Ruth Ann Wallace. She survives. Other survivors include three sons Roger Summers (Pam) of Curryville, Bryon Summers (Elizabeth) of Middletown and Darren Summers of Curryville; ten grandchildren Jessie Powell, Sheridan Jenusz, Ashley Branham, Brittney Reuther, Cody Summers, Justin Summers, Anna Summers, Danielle Delany, Levi Summers, and Zila Summers; 7 great grandchildren; sister Anna Marie Blake of Foley and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Harold Summers; sisters Mae LaBancca, Dorothy Wells, Gordon Summers, Edna Reed, Jeanette Davis, Imogene Delcore and Bessie Summers; granddaughter Daphne Summers.
Johnny grew up in Elsberry and attended High School in Troy, moved to Curryville in 1981 and worked the milk route for 8 years. He was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Bowling Green and enjoyed fishing, hunting in Colorado and pheasant hunting in Champaign, IL. Johnny also enjoyed woodworking , metal working, finding things with his metal detector and he could fix anything. He worked at West Central Sales in Jerseyville, IL for 12 years, was a steel worker for Glascow Steel Company where he traveled and lived in various states, and spent 8 years working the milk route with Mid-American Dairyman Company and retired in 1989.
Visitation will be held 10:00 – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Bibb-Veach Funeral Home. Cremation will follow per his wishes.
Johnny was born April 9, 1933 in Elsberry the son of Rupert and Mattie Lucile Branham Summers. On September 16, 1961 in the Bethel Methodist Church in Dow, IL he married Ruth Ann Wallace. She survives. Other survivors include three sons Roger Summers (Pam) of Curryville, Bryon Summers (Elizabeth) of Middletown and Darren Summers of Curryville; ten grandchildren Jessie Powell, Sheridan Jenusz, Ashley Branham, Brittney Reuther, Cody Summers, Justin Summers, Anna Summers, Danielle Delany, Levi Summers, and Zila Summers; 7 great grandchildren; sister Anna Marie Blake of Foley and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Harold Summers; sisters Mae LaBancca, Dorothy Wells, Gordon Summers, Edna Reed, Jeanette Davis, Imogene Delcore and Bessie Summers; granddaughter Daphne Summers.
Johnny grew up in Elsberry and attended High School in Troy, moved to Curryville in 1981 and worked the milk route for 8 years. He was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Bowling Green and enjoyed fishing, hunting in Colorado and pheasant hunting in Champaign, IL. Johnny also enjoyed woodworking , metal working, finding things with his metal detector and he could fix anything. He worked at West Central Sales in Jerseyville, IL for 12 years, was a steel worker for Glascow Steel Company where he traveled and lived in various states, and spent 8 years working the milk route with Mid-American Dairyman Company and retired in 1989.
Johnny H. “Buster” Summers, age 83, of Curryville passed away January 4, 2017 at his home.
Visitation will be held 10:00 – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Bibb-Veach Funeral Home. Cremation will follow per his wishes.
Johnny was born April 9, 1933 in Elsberry the son of Rupert and Mattie Lucile Branham Summers. On September 16, 1961 in the Bethel Methodist Church in Dow, IL he married Ruth Ann Wallace. She survives. Other survivors include three sons Roger Summers (Pam) of Curryville, Bryon Summers (Elizabeth) of Middletown and Darren Summers of Curryville; ten grandchildren Jessie Powell, Sheridan Jenusz, Ashley Branham, Brittney Reuther, Cody Summers, Justin Summers, Anna Summers, Danielle Delany, Levi Summers, and Zila Summers; 7 great grandchildren; sister Anna Marie Blake of Foley and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Harold Summers; sisters Mae LaBancca, Dorothy Wells, Gordon Summers, Edna Reed, Jeanette Davis, Imogene Delcore and Bessie Summers; granddaughter Daphne Summers.
Johnny grew up in Elsberry and attended High School in Troy, moved to Curryville in 1981 and worked the milk route for 8 years. He was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Bowling Green and enjoyed fishing, hunting in Colorado and pheasant hunting in Champaign, IL. Johnny also enjoyed woodworking , metal working, finding things with his metal detector and he could fix anything. He worked at West Central Sales in Jerseyville, IL for 12 years, was a steel worker for Glascow Steel Company where he traveled and lived in various states, and spent 8 years working the milk route with Mid-American Dairyman Company and retired in 1989.
Visitation will be held 10:00 – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Bibb-Veach Funeral Home. Cremation will follow per his wishes.
Johnny was born April 9, 1933 in Elsberry the son of Rupert and Mattie Lucile Branham Summers. On September 16, 1961 in the Bethel Methodist Church in Dow, IL he married Ruth Ann Wallace. She survives. Other survivors include three sons Roger Summers (Pam) of Curryville, Bryon Summers (Elizabeth) of Middletown and Darren Summers of Curryville; ten grandchildren Jessie Powell, Sheridan Jenusz, Ashley Branham, Brittney Reuther, Cody Summers, Justin Summers, Anna Summers, Danielle Delany, Levi Summers, and Zila Summers; 7 great grandchildren; sister Anna Marie Blake of Foley and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Harold Summers; sisters Mae LaBancca, Dorothy Wells, Gordon Summers, Edna Reed, Jeanette Davis, Imogene Delcore and Bessie Summers; granddaughter Daphne Summers.
Johnny grew up in Elsberry and attended High School in Troy, moved to Curryville in 1981 and worked the milk route for 8 years. He was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Bowling Green and enjoyed fishing, hunting in Colorado and pheasant hunting in Champaign, IL. Johnny also enjoyed woodworking , metal working, finding things with his metal detector and he could fix anything. He worked at West Central Sales in Jerseyville, IL for 12 years, was a steel worker for Glascow Steel Company where he traveled and lived in various states, and spent 8 years working the milk route with Mid-American Dairyman Company and retired in 1989.
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