SUMNER, Cecil Gee^[1]

1905 - 1991  (85 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	SUMNER, Cecil Gee
  Birth	14 Aug 1905	Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
  Gender	Male
  WAC	6 Mar 1935	SLAKE
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
  Death	1 Apr 1991	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Burial	3 Apr 1991	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
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  Person ID	I53917	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	SUMNER, Thomas ,   b. 2 May 1878, Preston, Lancashire, England Preston, Lancashire, Englandd. 16 Mar 1952, New York City, New York, United States (Age 73 years)
  Mother	GEE, Bertha Victoria ,   b. 31 May 1880, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Provo, Utah, Utah, United Statesd. 27 Dec 1930, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1904	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Family ID	F26566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SMITH, Eva ,   b. 8 Jun 1899, Sanford, Conejos, Colorado Sanford, Conejos, Colorado  [1]
  Marriage	1931
  Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
  + 1. SUMNER, Cecil Smith ,   b. 20 Jan 1933, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United Statesd. 5 May 2014, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 81 years)   2. SUMNER, Eve Smith ,   b. 24 Jul 1935, Chappell, Deuel, Nebraska, United States Chappell, Deuel, Nebraska, United Statesd. 27 Sep 1972 (Age 37 years) + 3. Living + 4. Living
  Family ID	F26292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  His grandson, Steve, wrote: "When I was twelve years old, my grandfather Sumner asked me to go with him to the genealogy library. On our way, he bought both of us a 15 generation fold out pedigree chart. There were no computers just shelves and shelves of books of family group sheets. "When we got to the library, we chose a work table and each spread out our large pedigree charts. We wrote our own names on our sheet as the first generation with our birth dates and our place of birth; then we wrote in the same information for our parents. We began to look for names in the books on the library shelves. In a way, it felt like we were on a treasure hunt. I don't remember my grandfather ever preaching to me. He did not even point out any of the lessons he was teaching me, but he showed me step by step how to serve the Lord in very simple ways. He had everything prepared and planned. We moved from point to point systematically. He knew what we would find when we got to the library. He listened to my ideas and used them. He taught me to keep trying when there was no apparent way to find a particular name. My grandfather trained me in the work of salvation." His life was an example of consistent dedication to his family and a love of the Savior. Cecil Gee Sumner, 85, died April 1, 1991 in Salt Lake. Born, August 14, 1905 in Provo, Utah to Thomas and Bertha Gee Sumner. Married Eva Smith, December 29, 1931 and later sealed in the LDS Salt Lake Temple; she preceded him in death, August 22, 1979. Married Antonia Timmerman on December 3, 1980 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Graduated from the LDS High School; graduated from the University of Utah. Retired from the Union Pacific Railroad after more than 40 years of service; ran his own public accounting business. An active member of the LDS Church; served as financial clerk in South Highland Park Ward in five bishoprics over a span of 20 plus years. Served as Stake Missionary and as a worker in the Salt Lake LDS Temple; helped send nine grandchildren on missions - all that came of age; member of Sons of Utah Pioneers and Kiwanis. Dad loved boating and fishing with mother and his grandchildren. He loved scouting with his sons, and was proud of his grandchildren.Survived by Antonia, wife; son, C. Smith Sumner and wife Jane; son, Robert S. Sumner and wife Marilyn of Sandy; daughter, Lois and husband Reed F. Christensen, of Salt Lake City; 12 grandchildren, Jayne, Steve, Jeff, Bob, Jr., Devon, David, Douglas, Michael, Gregg, Chad, Heather, and Richard; five great grandchildren, Nathanael, Tyson, Peter, Meisha, Hannah; two sisters, Aurora Oddie, Mission Viejo, California; Ruth Marvin, Sedona, Arizona. His daughter, Eve, preceded him in death in 1972. Funeral Services will be Friday, 12 noon in the Highland Park Ward, 2535 Douglas Street. Friends may call at Larkin Sunset Lawn, 2350 East 1300 South, 6-8 p.m.on Thursday and the hour prior at the ward. Interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery. Summary Cecil Gee Sumner, 85, died April 1, 1991 in Salt Lake. Born, August 14, 1905 in Provo, Utah to Thomas and Bertha Gee Sumner. Married Eva Smith, December 29, 1931 and later sealed in the LDS Salt Lake Temple; she preceded him in death, August 22, 1979. Married Antonia Timmerman on December 3, 1980 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Graduated from the LDS High School; graduated from the University of Utah. Retired from the Union Pacific Railroad after more than 40 years of service; ran his own public accounting business. An active member of the LDS Church; served as financial clerk in South Highland Park Ward in five bishoprics over a span of 20 plus years. Served as Stake Missionary and as a worker in the Salt Lake LDS Temple; helped send nine grandchildren on missions - all that came of age; member of Sons of Utah Pioneers and Kiwanis. Dad loved boating and fishing with mother and his grandchildren. He loved scouting with his sons, and was proud of his grandchildren.

  
  

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  [S283] Laurence Gee, Laurence Gee.