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William Austin SUMMERS

SUMMERS, ROSELAND, VEVLE, JENISON, SCHIEMER, FERGUSON, COOKE, LESTER, BENTLEY, GLOVER, LOSEY, SANCHEZ

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/28/2016 at 22:48:32

November 25, 1924 ----- March 29, 2016

William Austin Summers, 91, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Wichita Falls, Texas.

He was born November 25, 1924 in Eagle Grove, the son of Hiram and Gladys Roseland Vevle Summers. The family moved to Clear Lake soon after his birth and this is where he attended school. The family moved to the Belmond area in 1945 to farm. In 1948, he joined the Air Force. He was stationed in Newfoundland and Texas among others.

He was united in marriage to Audra Jenison of Belmond on May 25, 1954 at St. John’s Lutheran Church. They we stationed at Biggs Airfield at El Paso, Texas. While there, two of their seven children were born. In 1960, the family was on the move, this time stationed at Orly Field, France. Audra and the two children stayed behind until the birth of their third child who did not survive the birth. While stationed at Orly Field, three more children were born, but did not survive birth. Upon receiving new orders in 1963 to return to Texas, this time Sheppard Air Force Base, near Wichita Falls, Tx. Audra and the two surviving children returned early again staying in Iowa. While in Iowa, their last child was born in Mason City. They then, joined Bill at Sheppard Air Force Base, where he was an instructor at the training school there until 1968 when he retired from the Air Force.

Upon retirement, the family moved into Wichita Falls and he began work in the data processing field, first with the City of Wichita Falls, then City National Bank. Upon moving into town and settling in, they began the process to adopt and two more children were added to the family. As the children grew, they moved on, he and Audra divorced but he remained in Wichita Falls as that was his home.

He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Beatrice, brother Robert, ex-wife Audra, daughter-in-law Irene, infant daughter, Roxanne, an unnamed infant daughter, and two unnamed infant sons. He is survived by three sons, Steven Summers of San Antonio, TX, Matthew (Heather) Summers of Dallas, TX, Timothy (Vicky) Summers of Aiea, HI; two daughters, Denise (Ronald) Schiemer of Waianae, HI and Tanya (David) Ferguson of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; two sisters, Bernadine (Robert) Cooke of Belmond, Elaine (Norman) Lester of Goldfield; one sister-in-law, Carolyn Summers of Belmond; 11 grandchildren, Jessica Summers, Tara (Brandon) Bentley, Randall (Kate) Summers, Kimberly (David) Glover, Thomas (Melanie) Schiemer, Brandon Ferguson, Brittani Ferguson, Autumn Losey, CJ Sanchez, Maya Summers; 11 great-grand children, Arielle and Claire Summers, Cadence Bentley, Stephanie, Lindsey, Aviana and William Glover, Alessandra and Aden Schiemer, Brian and Audrie Ferguson and many nieces and nephews.

Memorial Service
10:45 am, Sunday, April 3, 2016
Faith Lutheran Church, 1437 Southwest Pkwy Wichita Falls, Texas

http://www.fallsfuneralhome.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1767753


 

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