A.B. CUMMINS IS CALLED BY DEATH
Prominent Educator Dies at the Home of His Daughter in Huntington Sat.
Alpheus B. Cummins, 79, one of the pioneer educators of Wood County, died Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. L. Shutts, 610 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, where he had gone with his wife to spend the Winter. Six weeks ago Mr. Cummins suffered a stroke of paralysis which affected his left side and he had been practically helpless since.
Mr. Cummins was the father of C.E. Cummins, commissioner of Parkersburg district board of education. For 42 years he was a teacher in Parkersburg schools. He had lived his entire life in Wood County and had won high esteem from the residents and men and women who were students during his school days.
Mr. Cummins was born in Washington, W. Va. January 12, 1850, and lived in this vicinity all his life, with the exception of the Winters which he has in recent years spent with his daughter in Huntington. He was a member of the first graduating class of the West Liberty State Normal School about 1874 and then began his education work in the county. He started his teaching career in the city at the old Thirteenth street school going from there to the old Jefferson. He was principal of both schools and later of both the McKinley and Park schools. He was the first teacher on the retired list.
In 1915 Mr. Cummins retired from school life and since then divided his time between his old home at Washington, where he spent the Summers, and Huntington. He was a life-long member of the Bethel Baptist Church on the Washington Road and was a deacon in that church for 54 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sallie Seffens Cummins, who he married more than 55 years ago; three daughters and one son: Mrs. A.L. Shutts of Huntington, Mrs. J.E. Cline of Pueblo, Col., Mrs. S.O. McDougle and C. E. Cummins of this city. Mrs. Cline just returned to Pueblo last week having been called to Huntington at the beginning of her father's illness. Two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Sole of Washington, W. Va. and Mrs. Anzie Seffens of Pueblo, Col., and one brother, George H. Cummins of Spokane, Wash., also survive.
The body will be brought from Huntington to the First Baptist Church in this city this morning where it will remain until 2 o'clock this afternoon. At that hour the funeral party will go to the Bethel Baptist Church where services will be held with Rev. J.E. Elliott in charge. Burial will be made in the Bethel cemetery.
Obituary in the Parkerburg Newspaper, date uncertain.
Prominent Educator Dies at the Home of His Daughter in Huntington Sat.
Alpheus B. Cummins, 79, one of the pioneer educators of Wood County, died Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. L. Shutts, 610 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, where he had gone with his wife to spend the Winter. Six weeks ago Mr. Cummins suffered a stroke of paralysis which affected his left side and he had been practically helpless since.
Mr. Cummins was the father of C.E. Cummins, commissioner of Parkersburg district board of education. For 42 years he was a teacher in Parkersburg schools. He had lived his entire life in Wood County and had won high esteem from the residents and men and women who were students during his school days.
Mr. Cummins was born in Washington, W. Va. January 12, 1850, and lived in this vicinity all his life, with the exception of the Winters which he has in recent years spent with his daughter in Huntington. He was a member of the first graduating class of the West Liberty State Normal School about 1874 and then began his education work in the county. He started his teaching career in the city at the old Thirteenth street school going from there to the old Jefferson. He was principal of both schools and later of both the McKinley and Park schools. He was the first teacher on the retired list.
In 1915 Mr. Cummins retired from school life and since then divided his time between his old home at Washington, where he spent the Summers, and Huntington. He was a life-long member of the Bethel Baptist Church on the Washington Road and was a deacon in that church for 54 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sallie Seffens Cummins, who he married more than 55 years ago; three daughters and one son: Mrs. A.L. Shutts of Huntington, Mrs. J.E. Cline of Pueblo, Col., Mrs. S.O. McDougle and C. E. Cummins of this city. Mrs. Cline just returned to Pueblo last week having been called to Huntington at the beginning of her father's illness. Two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Sole of Washington, W. Va. and Mrs. Anzie Seffens of Pueblo, Col., and one brother, George H. Cummins of Spokane, Wash., also survive.
The body will be brought from Huntington to the First Baptist Church in this city this morning where it will remain until 2 o'clock this afternoon. At that hour the funeral party will go to the Bethel Baptist Church where services will be held with Rev. J.E. Elliott in charge. Burial will be made in the Bethel cemetery.
Obituary in the Parkerburg Newspaper, date uncertain.
A.B. CUMMINS IS CALLED BY DEATH
Prominent Educator Dies at the Home of His Daughter in Huntington Sat.
Alpheus B. Cummins, 79, one of the pioneer educators of Wood County, died Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. L. Shutts, 610 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, where he had gone with his wife to spend the Winter. Six weeks ago Mr. Cummins suffered a stroke of paralysis which affected his left side and he had been practically helpless since.
Mr. Cummins was the father of C.E. Cummins, commissioner of Parkersburg district board of education. For 42 years he was a teacher in Parkersburg schools. He had lived his entire life in Wood County and had won high esteem from the residents and men and women who were students during his school days.
Mr. Cummins was born in Washington, W. Va. January 12, 1850, and lived in this vicinity all his life, with the exception of the Winters which he has in recent years spent with his daughter in Huntington. He was a member of the first graduating class of the West Liberty State Normal School about 1874 and then began his education work in the county. He started his teaching career in the city at the old Thirteenth street school going from there to the old Jefferson. He was principal of both schools and later of both the McKinley and Park schools. He was the first teacher on the retired list.
In 1915 Mr. Cummins retired from school life and since then divided his time between his old home at Washington, where he spent the Summers, and Huntington. He was a life-long member of the Bethel Baptist Church on the Washington Road and was a deacon in that church for 54 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sallie Seffens Cummins, who he married more than 55 years ago; three daughters and one son: Mrs. A.L. Shutts of Huntington, Mrs. J.E. Cline of Pueblo, Col., Mrs. S.O. McDougle and C. E. Cummins of this city. Mrs. Cline just returned to Pueblo last week having been called to Huntington at the beginning of her father's illness. Two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Sole of Washington, W. Va. and Mrs. Anzie Seffens of Pueblo, Col., and one brother, George H. Cummins of Spokane, Wash., also survive.
The body will be brought from Huntington to the First Baptist Church in this city this morning where it will remain until 2 o'clock this afternoon. At that hour the funeral party will go to the Bethel Baptist Church where services will be held with Rev. J.E. Elliott in charge. Burial will be made in the Bethel cemetery.
Obituary in the Parkerburg Newspaper, date uncertain.
Prominent Educator Dies at the Home of His Daughter in Huntington Sat.
Alpheus B. Cummins, 79, one of the pioneer educators of Wood County, died Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. L. Shutts, 610 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, where he had gone with his wife to spend the Winter. Six weeks ago Mr. Cummins suffered a stroke of paralysis which affected his left side and he had been practically helpless since.
Mr. Cummins was the father of C.E. Cummins, commissioner of Parkersburg district board of education. For 42 years he was a teacher in Parkersburg schools. He had lived his entire life in Wood County and had won high esteem from the residents and men and women who were students during his school days.
Mr. Cummins was born in Washington, W. Va. January 12, 1850, and lived in this vicinity all his life, with the exception of the Winters which he has in recent years spent with his daughter in Huntington. He was a member of the first graduating class of the West Liberty State Normal School about 1874 and then began his education work in the county. He started his teaching career in the city at the old Thirteenth street school going from there to the old Jefferson. He was principal of both schools and later of both the McKinley and Park schools. He was the first teacher on the retired list.
In 1915 Mr. Cummins retired from school life and since then divided his time between his old home at Washington, where he spent the Summers, and Huntington. He was a life-long member of the Bethel Baptist Church on the Washington Road and was a deacon in that church for 54 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sallie Seffens Cummins, who he married more than 55 years ago; three daughters and one son: Mrs. A.L. Shutts of Huntington, Mrs. J.E. Cline of Pueblo, Col., Mrs. S.O. McDougle and C. E. Cummins of this city. Mrs. Cline just returned to Pueblo last week having been called to Huntington at the beginning of her father's illness. Two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Sole of Washington, W. Va. and Mrs. Anzie Seffens of Pueblo, Col., and one brother, George H. Cummins of Spokane, Wash., also survive.
The body will be brought from Huntington to the First Baptist Church in this city this morning where it will remain until 2 o'clock this afternoon. At that hour the funeral party will go to the Bethel Baptist Church where services will be held with Rev. J.E. Elliott in charge. Burial will be made in the Bethel cemetery.
Obituary in the Parkerburg Newspaper, date uncertain.
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