JOHN SUMMERS
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 12:18AM
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ANDERSON, SC - John Howard Summers, 87, of Anderson Place, died Saturday, February 19, 2011 at AnMed Health Medical Center.

Born January 11, 1924 in Birmingham, AL, he was the son of the late A.V. and Gertrude Howard Summers. He was in the United States Naval Air Corps during World War II and a graduate of the University of Alabama.  He was a  retired sales manager with General Electric and a member of Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church of Birmingham.

Surviving are his wife, Frances McAbee Summers; 2 sons, John Summers and his wife, Clare of Anderson and Jim Summers and his wife, Nancy of Mooresville, NC and 5 grandchildren, Marci Waldorf and her husband, Ben, Perrie Summers, Ryan Summers and his wife, Brittany, Rebecca Summers and Mark Summers. He was preceded in death by a sister, Cle McCullough.

A memorial service will be held at 2pm Saturday at Anderson Place Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Big Oak Boys Ranch, P. O. Box 507, Springville, AL 35146 or www.bigoak.org

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