Summer - Alva
Source: Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, Thursday, May 18, 1916 p 1
Waynetown Ind May 17 - Mr. Alva
Summer, 88 years old died suddenly yesterday afternoon in his son's
barber shop here. Mr. Sumner (sic) had been in failing health for
several years, due to the infirmities of old age, but had been able to
get around. Yesterday he seemed in his usual health and after dinner as
was his custom, he went down to his son's store about 3 blocks from his
home. He stayed there for a short time and then went to the barber shop a
few doors away. On entering the shop he started over to get a drink.
One of his grandsons who was in the shop saw him choking and ran to his
assistance. He asked what was the matter and the aged man looked up and
said, "I am going, boys." The men in the barber shop placed Mr. Summer
in a barber chair while one of them ran to the store and called AC
Summer and another summoned a physician. He died a few minutes later.
Mr. Summer was born in Darke Co Ohio 88 years ago. He came to this
county with his parents while a small boy and settled in Coal Creek twp.
He has spent practically his entire life in Montgomery and Fountain
counties with the exception of a short time which he resided in Peru. He
was married to Miss Emily Booe in 1859 and of the four children to this
union, 3 survive: AC Summer of this city, Ms. Lincoln Hesler of
Crawfordsville and Will H. Summer of Peru. The funeral will be held from
the home of the son AC Summer Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock and the
services will be in charge of the rev. PJ Lough of the Christian Church.
The burial will be at the K of P Cemetery at Veedersburg.
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Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Wednesday May 17, 1916
Waynetown - The death of Alvah Sumner came suddenly on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Sumner had been in usual health and had just came from his son's store to
the barber shop, run by two of his grandsons where he spent much of his time.
After taking a drink of water he began coughing as though strangling and Fern
Sumner and Ed Monroe who were in the shop went to him. He looked up and said,
"I am gone." They lifted him up in a barber chair and called Dr. Hurt
but life was extinct before the physician arrived. Mr. Sumner was born in Darke
Co OH March 15, 1828. He had passed his 86th milestone. He came to Indiana when
a boy and settled in Fountain Co near old Chambersburg. He was married to Miss
Emily BOOE in 1859 and to this union were born 4 children: Alfonse C. Sumner
living here; Will H. of Peru; Frank W whose death occurred two years ago and
Mrs. Lincoln Hesler of Crawfordsville. He leaves 5 grandchildren and one great
grandchild. The funeral services will be held at the home of his son, AC
Sumner, Thursday afternoon at 1. A short talk will be made by PJ Lough and the
body placed at rest in Rockfield Cemetery near Veedersburg by the side of the
wife who preceded him in death some 12 years. Uncle Alvah was the last one of
his immediate family, a brother and sister and one brother-in-law all dying
within the past year. He was a member of the Christian Church here. Waynetown
never had a citizen cleaner in life and purer in character than Alvah Sumner
and his going marks the passing of one of the pioneers.