- Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 8, 2006
Martha M. Summers
Martha M. Summers, 83, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Carey Skinner officiating. Private burial was in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mrs. Summers was born October 15, 1923, in Elida, N.M., to Fred and Pauline Stieg.During WW II, she worked in the shipyards to put herself through college. She was employed as office manager and accountant for Mattie Hedgecoke Properties for 40 years until her retirement. On Oct. 11, 1987, she married Robert B. Summers.
Mrs. Summers was a very vibrant and active woman, she referred to herself as being 49.999 years old, never growing old and always willing to begin a new adventure. She was a member of Eastern Star Chapter No. 787, Daughters of the Nile, Gavel Club, Newcomers Club of Amarillo and Red Hats. She had a passion for the Dallas Cowboys and made it a point to attend all of their home games until her health prevented her from doing so. She also loved to square dance and metRobert at a square dance. They were active in the Pioneer Promenaders and the Saints and Spinners Square Dance Club. Mrs. Summers was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Although she kept busy, her family was the center of her universe. Her children and granddaughters were the true love of her life.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; a daughter, Debra Del London; and two sons, Gary and Stacy London.
Survivors include a son, David London and wife Rhonda of Amarillo; a brother, Fred Stieg of Lake Conchas, N.M.; and two granddaughters, Holly Annand Lorra Leigh London of Amarillo.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Children's Rehabilitation Center, 1250 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106.
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