Gordon L. Summar
March 6, 2015
Gordon L. Summar, age 84, passed away March 6, 2015 at Tennessee State Veterans Home. He was a native and lifelong resident of Rutherford County. He was a twenty year retired veteran of the United States Air Force, retired firefight for the VA, a member of the Masonic Lodge and Shriners. Gordon was preceded in death by his parents, Lanice and Ethel Mullins Summar; brothers, Burt, Ed, Jim, JC, Earnest Summars; sister, Maylenne Leathers. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Hendrix Summar; daughter, Pam Lyerly of Murfreesboro; brother, Gerald Summar of Pensacola, FL; sister, Shelby Jean (Ray) Stacy of Homosassa Springs, FL; granddaughter, Sarah (Joseph) Lyerly Blackburn; great-granddaughters, Mariah and Heidi Blackburn; and several nieces and nephews. Chapel service will be Monday, March 9, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Jennings and Ayers with Dr. Lenny Farmer officiating. Burial will follow in Republican Grove Cemetery with friends and family serving as pallbearers. Visitation with the family will be Sunday, March 8, 2015, 4:00-7:00 PM at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home, 820 South Church St., Murfreesboro, TN 37130. 615-893-2422. Please leave online condolences at www.jenningsandayers.com.
Gordon L. Summar, age 84, passed away March 6, 2015 at Tennessee State Veterans Home. He was a native and lifelong resident of Rutherford County. He was a twenty year retired veteran of the United States Air Force, retired firefight for the... View Obituary & Service Information