Tommy Sumners

Tommy Sumners, age 72, of Coleman, died Friday, December 27, 2013, at an Abilene hospital. Graveside funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Santa Anna Cemetery Pavilion. Interment will follow in the Santa Anna Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman, Texas.



Tommy was born on March 31, 1941 in Coleman County, Texas, and was raised by his mother and step-father, Quida McDonald Philmon and W.E. "Frenchie" Philmon. He attended school in Coleman. From 1965 until 1985 he lived in Breckenridge before moving back to Coleman, where he has resided for 28 years. He retired from Sun Oil Company as a pumper.



Anyone that knew Tommy knew that "he did it his way."



Survivors include one son, J. R. Sumners of Coleman; one daughter, Serena Sullivan of Rockwall, Texas; two granddaughters, Emily Madison Sullivan and Jordan Elizabeth Sullivan.



Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, c/o Coleman Senior Center, 916 S. Concho Street, Coleman, Texas 76834.

Please sign his online guestbook at www.livingmemorials.com.