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Walter Ray Summers, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather passed from this life Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020.
Walt was born Dec. 18, 1943, in Vinita, Okla., the son of Alvin Newton Summers and Clara Marie Lay Summers. They lived in Jet, Okla., and moved to Cherokee his senior year. He graduated from Cherokee High School with the class of 1962. Walt continued his education four more years at Oklahoma State University and University of Central Oklahoma. He was a sergeant in the Oklahoma National Guard.
In 1978, he married Ellen Lee Willeford from Edmond, Okla. Walt owned and operated a trucking company. Together, they raised their two children, Jesse and Jamie, in Stillwater, Okla.
Walt went home to be with the Lord the afternoon of Aug. 22, at his home in Stillwater. He had a recent history of heart problems, which led to his passing. A memorial service will be held at New Covenant Fellowship in Stillwater on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 2 p.m. Pastor Cornell Cannon of New Covenant Fellowship, will officiate. Arrangements have been entrusted to Dighton Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater.
He is survived by his wife, Ellen, of the home; his son, Jesse Sterling Summers of Seattle, Wash.; his daughter Jamie Starr Tovar and her husband Jacob Aaron Tovar of Tulsa, Okla.; three grandchildren: Victor Waylon Tovar, Walter Coltrane Tovar and Sylvia Starr Tovar; one brother, Duane Summers and his wife Kathy of Wichita, Kan., a sister-in-law, Kay Summers, Enid, Okla., recently widowed of his late brother James Summers; and many beloved nieces, nephews and their children.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bud and Marie Summers, and his eldest brother, James Summers.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to Lost and Found International Inc., in care of Dighton Marler Funeral Home, 5106 N. Washington, Stillwater, OK 74075.
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