Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24
JIG. SUMNER PROM|-
NENT CITIZEN DIES
Funeral Took Place From Residence
Native of MissOuri-Reared il
Audrain County - Son Of Judge
Sumner.

At his home in West Yer
non, J.. G. Sumner, a
wealthy landowner, stockman and ca
talist, died suddenly following an at
tack Of heart trouble. Death came be-
tween 6 and Z o'clock and was wholly
unexpected, though he had called in
a physician about an hour earlier. At
the time of the physicians visit there
were no alarming symptoms, and af-
ter leaving some medicine, the doc
tor returned to town. In less than
an hour the doctor was again hurry
ing to the Sumner home in response
to an urgent call, but before his ar
rival the stricken man had bieathed
his last.
The funeral occurred yesterday af-
ternoon from the late home Of deceas-
ed. Religious services were conduct
ed by Rev. j. G. Miller, Methodist
presiding elder of the Vernon dis
trict, and Rev. A. w. Hale, pastor of
the First Methodist Chucrh in this
city, of which the deceased had long
been a member. The procession which
followed the remains to their last
resting place in East View Cemetery
was one OF the longest ever seen at
a funeral in Vernon. Several hundred
friends gathered at the home for the
services and to pay their respects
to the dead mans memory.
Besides the widow, Mr.. Sumner is
survived by seven children, five
daughters, Mrs. John s. Wood of AL
tus, Okla, and Misses Alice, Eliza
beth, Adele and Mary Tom Sum
ner; two sons, J. G. Sumner, Jr.,
OF Altus, Okla, and Master Dan
Sumner; and a brother, ]. R. Sum-
ner, of Marlowe, Okla, and a sister,
Mrs. VIM. Stuart, Of Mexico. Mo.
All of the children were present at
the funeral. Misses Elizabeth and
Adele arrived Tuesday afternoon
from Mexico, Mo-, where they r at
tending college. J. G. Sumner, Jr.,
and Mr.. and Mrs John S. Wood ar
rived from Altus Monday at noon.
Others from out OF the city at
tending the funeral were J. r. Sum
ner, Marlowe, Okla, brother of de-
ceased, G. c. Hightower, Eugene
Hightower,, j. N. Kimberlin, DR.. B
X. Wood and Brodie Hamilton, bust
ness associates and friends, from al,
tus, Okla.
Being very sudden, the news o.
Mr.. Summers death was a severe
shock to numerous friends of the
family throughout this section o
the State. He attended to his unus
ual business duties Saturday ant
seemed to enjoy the best of health
Sunday he complained of not feeling
we'll, but his condition vas such a
to cause no apprehension and tn
end came practically without war;
ing.
Mr.. Sumner was more than sixty
six years of age, being born Oct'
Der 9th, 1876, at Florida, Monrc
county, Mo. He received his educ;
ton at Westminster College, Fultol
Mo-, and after his graduation taugl
school for three years. Married Mis-
Frances Ann Cauthorn May 81, 1877
Moved from Mexico, Mo, to Verne
in December, 1888, residing here col
tinuously since that time.
During his stay in Vernon, whiC
lacked only a few months OF beir
a full quarter-century. Mr.. SUNNI
devoted much of his time to the ca
tie business, in which he made
success. His keen foresight al
close attention to business matters
enabled him to amass a large forum
which is represented by large lar
holdings and other proper
! interests in Wilbarger County. /
was also heavily interested in sc
eral financial enterprises and Ii
insurance companies in this az
adjoining states,--Yernon, Texas, r.
ord