Jerry M. Summers, 65, Vandalia
Jerry M. Summers, 65, of Vandalia, died on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in the Fayette County Hospital emergency room in Vandalia.
Graveside services will be held at noon on Monday at Fairlawn Cemetery, with the Rev. Dan Lovin officiating and military rites accorded by Crawford-Hale American Legion Post 95 of Vandalia. Visitation will be held from 9-11:45 a.m. on Monday at Hohlt & File Funeral Home in Vandalia. Memorials: The family.
Mr. Summers was born on Oct. 1, 1946, in Vandalia, the son of James Henry Francis and Velma Jay Scholes Summers. He married Sherry Britton on Dec. 1, 1966, in Vandalia.
He was the former owner and operator of JS&B Excavating and Demolition Service. He served in Vietnam with the Marine Corps.
He is survived by his wife; sons, Brice Summers and his wife Carrie of Vandalia, and Brandt Summers and his wife Erica of Mt. Vernon; daughter, Brenna Summers of Vandalia; brothers, Jim Summers and his wife Linda of Decatur, Jack Summers and his wife Jeannie of Vandalia, and David Summers and his wife TJ of Altamont; sisters, Maxine and her husband Bob Crager of Vandalia, Janet and her husband Gary Alsbury of Vandalia, and Gloria and her husband Carl Sprague of Shobonier; and grandchildren, Jesse, Cheyenne, Colton, Shelbe, Cameron, Zachary, Chandler and Carter.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, Laverne, Bobby and Wilma Summers.
