Cecil Cummins, 87, of Hollis, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2007, at Harmon Memorial Hospital in Hollis. Cecil was born sept 2, 1920, in Hollis, Oklahoma, to Robert and Lola Garton Cummins. He graduated from LaCasa High School in Harmon County in 1939, He was on the LaCasa Outsider baseball and softball teams and was an excellent athlete.
Cecil served his country during World War II in the United States Army Air Corp from 1943 to 1946 in England during the Blitz.
Cecil married Lucille Warren July 19, 1941, in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. She preceded him in death Dec 15, 1998.
Cecil owned and operated Home Lumber Company in Hollis until 1972. After selling his business, he stayed busy with carpenter work. He loved to fish and was fond of making his family "backyard fish fries". Cecil was known all over Hollis for making and giving away clocks mounted on wooden bases and other handcrafts. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and loved playing hymns on his harmonica for the special music in church services.
Cecil is survived by three children, one son, David Cummins and wife Marsha of Hollis, Dee Ann Rippetoe and husband Tony of Waukomis, Oklahoma and Lisa Peterson and husband Mark of Great Bend, Kansas; four grandchildren, Tracy Irwin, Toby Rippetoe, Kaci Rippetoe and Taylor Libby; four great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; two brothers, John Cummins and Troy Cummins; four sisters, Naomi fuller, Sue Jordan, Marzelle Perkins, and Gayle Smith; and his special companion for the past several years, Mary Bartlett of Hollis.
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Cecil served his country during World War II in the United States Army Air Corp from 1943 to 1946 in England during the Blitz.
Cecil married Lucille Warren July 19, 1941, in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. She preceded him in death Dec 15, 1998.
Cecil owned and operated Home Lumber Company in Hollis until 1972. After selling his business, he stayed busy with carpenter work. He loved to fish and was fond of making his family "backyard fish fries". Cecil was known all over Hollis for making and giving away clocks mounted on wooden bases and other handcrafts. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and loved playing hymns on his harmonica for the special music in church services.
Cecil is survived by three children, one son, David Cummins and wife Marsha of Hollis, Dee Ann Rippetoe and husband Tony of Waukomis, Oklahoma and Lisa Peterson and husband Mark of Great Bend, Kansas; four grandchildren, Tracy Irwin, Toby Rippetoe, Kaci Rippetoe and Taylor Libby; four great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; two brothers, John Cummins and Troy Cummins; four sisters, Naomi fuller, Sue Jordan, Marzelle Perkins, and Gayle Smith; and his special companion for the past several years, Mary Bartlett of Hollis.
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Cecil Cummins, 87, of Hollis, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2007, at Harmon Memorial Hospital in Hollis. Cecil was born sept 2, 1920, in Hollis, Oklahoma, to Robert and Lola Garton Cummins. He graduated from LaCasa High School in Harmon County in 1939, He was on the LaCasa Outsider baseball and softball teams and was an excellent athlete.
Cecil served his country during World War II in the United States Army Air Corp from 1943 to 1946 in England during the Blitz.
Cecil married Lucille Warren July 19, 1941, in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. She preceded him in death Dec 15, 1998.
Cecil owned and operated Home Lumber Company in Hollis until 1972. After selling his business, he stayed busy with carpenter work. He loved to fish and was fond of making his family "backyard fish fries". Cecil was known all over Hollis for making and giving away clocks mounted on wooden bases and other handcrafts. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and loved playing hymns on his harmonica for the special music in church services.
Cecil is survived by three children, one son, David Cummins and wife Marsha of Hollis, Dee Ann Rippetoe and husband Tony of Waukomis, Oklahoma and Lisa Peterson and husband Mark of Great Bend, Kansas; four grandchildren, Tracy Irwin, Toby Rippetoe, Kaci Rippetoe and Taylor Libby; four great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; two brothers, John Cummins and Troy Cummins; four sisters, Naomi fuller, Sue Jordan, Marzelle Perkins, and Gayle Smith; and his special companion for the past several years, Mary Bartlett of Hollis.
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Cecil served his country during World War II in the United States Army Air Corp from 1943 to 1946 in England during the Blitz.
Cecil married Lucille Warren July 19, 1941, in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. She preceded him in death Dec 15, 1998.
Cecil owned and operated Home Lumber Company in Hollis until 1972. After selling his business, he stayed busy with carpenter work. He loved to fish and was fond of making his family "backyard fish fries". Cecil was known all over Hollis for making and giving away clocks mounted on wooden bases and other handcrafts. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and loved playing hymns on his harmonica for the special music in church services.
Cecil is survived by three children, one son, David Cummins and wife Marsha of Hollis, Dee Ann Rippetoe and husband Tony of Waukomis, Oklahoma and Lisa Peterson and husband Mark of Great Bend, Kansas; four grandchildren, Tracy Irwin, Toby Rippetoe, Kaci Rippetoe and Taylor Libby; four great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; two brothers, John Cummins and Troy Cummins; four sisters, Naomi fuller, Sue Jordan, Marzelle Perkins, and Gayle Smith; and his special companion for the past several years, Mary Bartlett of Hollis.
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