Funeral services for Alfred Daniel "Junior" Sumrall Jr., 82, were held from the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial followed in Menard Chapel Cemetery in Polk County.
Mr. Sumrall died Monday, Dec. 15, at his residence in Livingston.
He was born Nov. 1, 1921 in Rye to Alfred Daniel and Jewel Blankenship Sumrall.
He married Evelyn {Buller} Coker Sumrall on June 23, 1976 and they had many happy years together. Illness left him homebound, with his wife serving as caregiver, making him happy and comfortable.
Mr. Sumrall retired from Exxon after 30 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a long-time member of the Exxon Club of East Texas, which he helped organize. He was a Baptist by faith and loved going to church until ill health kept him home. The church family kept him in their prayers and visited when they could.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Tommy; and stepdaughter and son-in-law, Barbara Coker Astleford and Seldon C. Astleford.
He is survived by his wife of 27 and a half years, Evelyn Sumrall; son and wife, Eldon D. and Diane Sumrall of Crockett; daughter and husband, Jewell and Billy Collins of Livingston, stepdaughter and husband, Rebecca and Terry Browning of Houston; stepson and wife, Lloyd and Lori Coker of Livingston; stepson and wife, John and Rose Coker of California; sister, Lorena Jones of Houston; two brothers, Eldon A. Sumrall of Plano and James and wife Gerena Sumrall of Henderson; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; seven step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren.
Obituary edited.
Polk County Enterprise Dec. 14-20, 2003.
[courtesy contributor Virginia #46839647]
Burial followed in Menard Chapel Cemetery in Polk County.
Mr. Sumrall died Monday, Dec. 15, at his residence in Livingston.
He was born Nov. 1, 1921 in Rye to Alfred Daniel and Jewel Blankenship Sumrall.
He married Evelyn {Buller} Coker Sumrall on June 23, 1976 and they had many happy years together. Illness left him homebound, with his wife serving as caregiver, making him happy and comfortable.
Mr. Sumrall retired from Exxon after 30 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a long-time member of the Exxon Club of East Texas, which he helped organize. He was a Baptist by faith and loved going to church until ill health kept him home. The church family kept him in their prayers and visited when they could.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Tommy; and stepdaughter and son-in-law, Barbara Coker Astleford and Seldon C. Astleford.
He is survived by his wife of 27 and a half years, Evelyn Sumrall; son and wife, Eldon D. and Diane Sumrall of Crockett; daughter and husband, Jewell and Billy Collins of Livingston, stepdaughter and husband, Rebecca and Terry Browning of Houston; stepson and wife, Lloyd and Lori Coker of Livingston; stepson and wife, John and Rose Coker of California; sister, Lorena Jones of Houston; two brothers, Eldon A. Sumrall of Plano and James and wife Gerena Sumrall of Henderson; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; seven step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren.
Obituary edited.
Polk County Enterprise Dec. 14-20, 2003.
[courtesy contributor Virginia #46839647]
Funeral services for Alfred Daniel "Junior" Sumrall Jr., 82, were held from the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial followed in Menard Chapel Cemetery in Polk County.
Mr. Sumrall died Monday, Dec. 15, at his residence in Livingston.
He was born Nov. 1, 1921 in Rye to Alfred Daniel and Jewel Blankenship Sumrall.
He married Evelyn {Buller} Coker Sumrall on June 23, 1976 and they had many happy years together. Illness left him homebound, with his wife serving as caregiver, making him happy and comfortable.
Mr. Sumrall retired from Exxon after 30 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a long-time member of the Exxon Club of East Texas, which he helped organize. He was a Baptist by faith and loved going to church until ill health kept him home. The church family kept him in their prayers and visited when they could.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Tommy; and stepdaughter and son-in-law, Barbara Coker Astleford and Seldon C. Astleford.
He is survived by his wife of 27 and a half years, Evelyn Sumrall; son and wife, Eldon D. and Diane Sumrall of Crockett; daughter and husband, Jewell and Billy Collins of Livingston, stepdaughter and husband, Rebecca and Terry Browning of Houston; stepson and wife, Lloyd and Lori Coker of Livingston; stepson and wife, John and Rose Coker of California; sister, Lorena Jones of Houston; two brothers, Eldon A. Sumrall of Plano and James and wife Gerena Sumrall of Henderson; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; seven step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren.
Obituary edited.
Polk County Enterprise Dec. 14-20, 2003.
[courtesy contributor Virginia #46839647]
Burial followed in Menard Chapel Cemetery in Polk County.
Mr. Sumrall died Monday, Dec. 15, at his residence in Livingston.
He was born Nov. 1, 1921 in Rye to Alfred Daniel and Jewel Blankenship Sumrall.
He married Evelyn {Buller} Coker Sumrall on June 23, 1976 and they had many happy years together. Illness left him homebound, with his wife serving as caregiver, making him happy and comfortable.
Mr. Sumrall retired from Exxon after 30 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a long-time member of the Exxon Club of East Texas, which he helped organize. He was a Baptist by faith and loved going to church until ill health kept him home. The church family kept him in their prayers and visited when they could.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Tommy; and stepdaughter and son-in-law, Barbara Coker Astleford and Seldon C. Astleford.
He is survived by his wife of 27 and a half years, Evelyn Sumrall; son and wife, Eldon D. and Diane Sumrall of Crockett; daughter and husband, Jewell and Billy Collins of Livingston, stepdaughter and husband, Rebecca and Terry Browning of Houston; stepson and wife, Lloyd and Lori Coker of Livingston; stepson and wife, John and Rose Coker of California; sister, Lorena Jones of Houston; two brothers, Eldon A. Sumrall of Plano and James and wife Gerena Sumrall of Henderson; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; seven step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren.
Obituary edited.
Polk County Enterprise Dec. 14-20, 2003.
[courtesy contributor Virginia #46839647]
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