Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameRev. James Lawrence SUMMERS [37235]
BirthMay 8, 1898, Webster County, Missouri [37235]
DeathNov 11, 1955, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina [37235]
BurialSharon Memorial Park, 5716 Monroe Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina [37235]
FatherWilliam Rankin SUMMERS (1872-1949)
MotherKaren KRUSE (1877-1963)
Spouses
BirthAug 5, 1898, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas [37236]
DeathJan 27, 1949, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina [37236]
BurialSharon Memorial Park, 5716 Monroe Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina [37236]
Obituary Online notes for Rev. James Lawrence SUMMERS
--Eldest of 5 children of Dr. William R. Summers and wife Karen Kruse, who was Danish born.

The family lived in Union, MO in 1910 and in Springfield, MO in 1918 & still there in 1920.

--Occupation: Minister. He attended seminary in St. Louis. He was living in Hickory, NC in 1930 and 1940.

--He married Olivia Rudi.

--He was a resident of Conover, NC at the time of his death.

--Cause of death: Heart attack.  [37235]
Obituary Online notes for Olivia (Spouse 1)
--Eldest child of Francis M. Rudi and wife Wilhelmina Graul.

The family had moved to St. Louis, MO by 1920.

--Olivia married Rev. James L. Summers.

--She died at an Asheville Hospital of Epilepsy and toxic psychosis.  [37236]
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