Snyder Family 2016 - Person Sheet
NameJacob Harness Summerfield 
Birth25 Sep 1875, Pendleton Co., West Virginia
Death1 Aug 1955, Dry Fork, Randolph Co., West Virginia
BurialCooper Cemetery, Harman, Randolph Co., West Virginia
FatherAndrew Jackson Summerfield (~1833-)
MotherElizabeth Pennington (~1832-1907)
Spouses
Birth1 Nov 1880
Death29 Jun 1946, Harman, Randolph Co., West Virginia
BurialCooper Cemetery, Harman, Randolph Co., West Virginia
Notes for Jacob Harness Summerfield
2353Summerfield, --
Jacob Harness, was born near Harman, W. Va., Sept. 25, 1875; died near Dry Fork, W. Va., Aug. 1, 1955. He spent his entire life in the Dry Fork valley of West Virginia where he engaged in farming and working in timber. At the age of 22 he married Laura Kisamore, who preceded him in death nine years ago. To this union 9 children were born, 3 of whom preceded him in death. He is survived by the following children, Russell, Oscar, and Clyde of Cumberland, Md.; Vernice of Webster Springs, W. Va., Delton of Denbigh, Va., and Mrs. Effie Arbogast of Dry Fork, W. Va., with whom he made his home. He also leaves 22 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Seven years ago he became a member of the Mennonite Church, uniting with the Riverside congregation of near Harman, W. Va. Funeral services at Riverside Church were held by Oliver M. Keener and M. J. Brunk, with burial in Cooper Cemetery, Harman, W. Va.
Gospel Herald Oct 1955
PARSONS—Jacob Harness Summerfield, 79, died Monday at his farm home in the Dry Fork section.
Born in Pendleton County, a son of the late Jackson and Betty (Pennington) Summerfield, he was the last surviving member of that family. His wife, Mrs. Laura (Kisamore) Summerfield, preceded him in death. Surviving are five sons, Vernice Summerfield, Webster Springs; Clyde, Oscar and Russell Summerfield, all of Cumberland, and Delton Summerfield, Vendigh, Va.; a sister, Mrs. Howard Arbogast, Dry Fork. 22 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
The body will remain at the residence until noon tomorrow when it will be taken to Riverside Mennonite Church for services at 2 p. m. by Rev. M. J. Brunk and Rev. Oliver Keener. Interment will be in Cooper Cemetery near Harman.
Cumberland Evening Times---Aug 3, 1955
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Children
Gordon Summerfield
Vernice Summerfield
Russell Summerfield
Oscar Summerfield
Effie Summerfield
Clyde Summerfield
Delton Summerfield
see:
http://www.potomachighlandroots.com/wc09_225.htm
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Info from Debbie Britner:
Children of JACOB SUMMERFIELD and LAURA KISAMORE are:
i. VERNICE SUMMERFIELD, b. 1902; d. 12 May 1973, Randolph Co., WV; m. OSCIE ALICE FLYNN.
Notes for VERNICE SUMMERFIELD:
Davis, W. Va.---Rev. Vernice Summerfield, 72, of Bayard, died Saturday at his residence.
A native of Harman, he was the son of the late Jacob H and Laura (Kisamore) Summerfield.
Rev. Mr. Summerfield was pastor of the Bayard Church of God.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ocie (Flynn) Summerfield; one son, Carl Summerfield, Saugus, Calif.; six daughters, Mrs. Elsie Fox, Harman; Mrs. Thelma Cerne, Deer Park, Md.; Mrs. Mona Harring, Friendsville; Mrs. Betty Smith, Harrisburg, Va.; Mrs. Verna Bradshaw, Cleveland, and Mrs. Shirley Stemple, Kerens, W. Va.; four brothers, Russell Summerfield and Oscar Summerfield, both of Cumberland; Clyde Summerfield, Akron, Ohio, and Delton Summerfield, Newport News, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Effie Arbogast, Harman; 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
The body is at the Hinkle Funeral Home here where friends will be received until 10 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, the body will be taken to the Elkins Church of God where services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Rev. Wayne DeHart, Rev. Robert White and Rev. David Meadows will officiate and interment will be in the Mountain State Memorial Gardens, Elkins.
Cumberland News--May 14, 1973
ii. GORDON SUMMERFIELD, b. 19 Aug 1902; d. 09 Apr 1933, Randolph Co. WV.
iii. RUSSELL SUMMERFIELD, b. 1906; d. 08 Oct 1973, Randolph Co., WV.
Notes for RUSSELL SUMMERFIELD:
Russell (Slim) Summerfield, 68, of Queen City Towers Apartments, died there yesterday.
A native of Harman, W. Va., he was a son of the late Jacob H. and Laura A. (Kisamore) Summerfield.
A retired employe of the Astor Cab Company, he had formerly been employed at Celanese Corporation of America Plant. He was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and Senior Citizens.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Janet A. Diehl, 140 North Bel Air Drive; a sister, Mrs. Effie Arbogast, Dry Fork, W. Va.; three brothers, Oscar C. Summerfield, city; Clyde Summerfield, Akron, Ohio, and Delton Summerfield, Newport News, Va., and three grandchildren.
The body is at the George Funeral Home where friends will be received from 7 until 9 p.m. today and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Cemetery near Swanton.
The Cumberland News--Oct 9, 1973
iv. OSCAR SUMMERFIELD, b. 1909.
v. CLYDE SUMMERFIELD, b. 19 Oct 1912; d. 04 Mar 1988; m. MARJORIE R LAWRENCE; b. 22 Feb 1921, Pendleton Co., WV; d. 16 Jan 1982, Elkins, WV.
vi. EFFIE SUMMERFIELD, b. 1916; m. HOWARD ARBOGAST.
vii. DELTON SUMMERFIELD, b. 10 Jun 1919, Randolph Co., WV; d. 19 Oct 1981, Randolph Co., WV; m. FAYE PENNINGTON; b. 1923, Randolph Co., WV; d. 19 Dec 2008, Newport News, Va.
Notes for DELTON SUMMERFIELD:
Summerfield.- Delton, son of Jacob and Laura (Kisamore) Summerfield, was born at Dryfork, W.Va., June 10, 1919; died of cancer at Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Va., Oct. 19, 1981; aged 62 y. He was married to Fay Pennington, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Phyliss, Mitchel and Dwight). He was a member of Providence Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 23, in charge of Ernest M. Godshall; interment in Providence Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Gospel Herald--Dec 1981
Notes for FAYE PENNINGTON:
Fay Lavana Summerfield, 86, passed away Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at Newport News Nursing and Rehab.
Born in Harmon, W.Va., she was a homemaker and had been a Peninsula resident for the past 57 years. She was a faithful member of Providence Mennonite Church.
Mrs. Summerfield was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 37 years, Delton Summerfield.
She is survived by two sons, Mitchell D. Summerfield, and wife, Vicki, of North Carolina, and Dwight J. Summerfield of Newport News; one daughter, Phyllis D. Summerfield of Newport News; three brothers, George and Ray Pennington, both of Newport News, and Tony Pennington of Arizona; four sisters, Armetha Corbin of Charlottesville, Nealo Butcher of Arizona, and Pat Brunk and Linda Pennington, both of Newport News; seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, at Weymouth Funeral Home by the Rev. Ken Peterson. Interment will follow in Providence Mennonite Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Providence Mennonite Church, 13101 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23602.
Arrangements are by Weymouth Funeral Home.
Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
Date: December 21, 2008
Jacob Harness, was born near Harman, W. Va., Sept. 25, 1875; died near Dry Fork, W. Va., Aug. 1, 1955. He spent his entire life in the Dry Fork valley of West Virginia where he engaged in farming and working in timber. At the age of 22 he married Laura Kisamore, who preceded him in death nine years ago. To this union 9 children were born, 3 of whom preceded him in death. He is survived by the following children, Russell, Oscar, and Clyde of Cumberland, Md.; Vernice of Webster Springs, W. Va., Delton of Denbigh, Va., and Mrs. Effie Arbogast of Dry Fork, W. Va., with whom he made his home. He also leaves 22 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Seven years ago he became a member of the Mennonite Church, uniting with the Riverside congregation of near Harman, W. Va. Funeral services at Riverside Church were held by Oliver M. Keener and M. J. Brunk, with burial in Cooper Cemetery, Harman, W. Va.
Gospel Herald Oct 1955
PARSONS—Jacob Harness Summerfield, 79, died Monday at his farm home in the Dry Fork section.
Born in Pendleton County, a son of the late Jackson and Betty (Pennington) Summerfield, he was the last surviving member of that family. His wife, Mrs. Laura (Kisamore) Summerfield, preceded him in death. Surviving are five sons, Vernice Summerfield, Webster Springs; Clyde, Oscar and Russell Summerfield, all of Cumberland, and Delton Summerfield, Vendigh, Va.; a sister, Mrs. Howard Arbogast, Dry Fork. 22 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
The body will remain at the residence until noon tomorrow when it will be taken to Riverside Mennonite Church for services at 2 p. m. by Rev. M. J. Brunk and Rev. Oliver Keener. Interment will be in Cooper Cemetery near Harman.
Cumberland Evening Times---Aug 3, 1955
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Children
Gordon Summerfield
Vernice Summerfield
Russell Summerfield
Oscar Summerfield
Effie Summerfield
Clyde Summerfield
Delton Summerfield
see:
http://www.potomachighlandroots.com/wc09_225.htm
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Info from Debbie Britner:
Children of JACOB SUMMERFIELD and LAURA KISAMORE are:
i. VERNICE SUMMERFIELD, b. 1902; d. 12 May 1973, Randolph Co., WV; m. OSCIE ALICE FLYNN.
Notes for VERNICE SUMMERFIELD:
Davis, W. Va.---Rev. Vernice Summerfield, 72, of Bayard, died Saturday at his residence.
A native of Harman, he was the son of the late Jacob H and Laura (Kisamore) Summerfield.
Rev. Mr. Summerfield was pastor of the Bayard Church of God.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ocie (Flynn) Summerfield; one son, Carl Summerfield, Saugus, Calif.; six daughters, Mrs. Elsie Fox, Harman; Mrs. Thelma Cerne, Deer Park, Md.; Mrs. Mona Harring, Friendsville; Mrs. Betty Smith, Harrisburg, Va.; Mrs. Verna Bradshaw, Cleveland, and Mrs. Shirley Stemple, Kerens, W. Va.; four brothers, Russell Summerfield and Oscar Summerfield, both of Cumberland; Clyde Summerfield, Akron, Ohio, and Delton Summerfield, Newport News, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Effie Arbogast, Harman; 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
The body is at the Hinkle Funeral Home here where friends will be received until 10 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, the body will be taken to the Elkins Church of God where services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Rev. Wayne DeHart, Rev. Robert White and Rev. David Meadows will officiate and interment will be in the Mountain State Memorial Gardens, Elkins.
Cumberland News--May 14, 1973
ii. GORDON SUMMERFIELD, b. 19 Aug 1902; d. 09 Apr 1933, Randolph Co. WV.
iii. RUSSELL SUMMERFIELD, b. 1906; d. 08 Oct 1973, Randolph Co., WV.
Notes for RUSSELL SUMMERFIELD:
Russell (Slim) Summerfield, 68, of Queen City Towers Apartments, died there yesterday.
A native of Harman, W. Va., he was a son of the late Jacob H. and Laura A. (Kisamore) Summerfield.
A retired employe of the Astor Cab Company, he had formerly been employed at Celanese Corporation of America Plant. He was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and Senior Citizens.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Janet A. Diehl, 140 North Bel Air Drive; a sister, Mrs. Effie Arbogast, Dry Fork, W. Va.; three brothers, Oscar C. Summerfield, city; Clyde Summerfield, Akron, Ohio, and Delton Summerfield, Newport News, Va., and three grandchildren.
The body is at the George Funeral Home where friends will be received from 7 until 9 p.m. today and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Cemetery near Swanton.
The Cumberland News--Oct 9, 1973
iv. OSCAR SUMMERFIELD, b. 1909.
v. CLYDE SUMMERFIELD, b. 19 Oct 1912; d. 04 Mar 1988; m. MARJORIE R LAWRENCE; b. 22 Feb 1921, Pendleton Co., WV; d. 16 Jan 1982, Elkins, WV.
vi. EFFIE SUMMERFIELD, b. 1916; m. HOWARD ARBOGAST.
vii. DELTON SUMMERFIELD, b. 10 Jun 1919, Randolph Co., WV; d. 19 Oct 1981, Randolph Co., WV; m. FAYE PENNINGTON; b. 1923, Randolph Co., WV; d. 19 Dec 2008, Newport News, Va.
Notes for DELTON SUMMERFIELD:
Summerfield.- Delton, son of Jacob and Laura (Kisamore) Summerfield, was born at Dryfork, W.Va., June 10, 1919; died of cancer at Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Va., Oct. 19, 1981; aged 62 y. He was married to Fay Pennington, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Phyliss, Mitchel and Dwight). He was a member of Providence Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 23, in charge of Ernest M. Godshall; interment in Providence Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Gospel Herald--Dec 1981
Notes for FAYE PENNINGTON:
Fay Lavana Summerfield, 86, passed away Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at Newport News Nursing and Rehab.
Born in Harmon, W.Va., she was a homemaker and had been a Peninsula resident for the past 57 years. She was a faithful member of Providence Mennonite Church.
Mrs. Summerfield was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 37 years, Delton Summerfield.
She is survived by two sons, Mitchell D. Summerfield, and wife, Vicki, of North Carolina, and Dwight J. Summerfield of Newport News; one daughter, Phyllis D. Summerfield of Newport News; three brothers, George and Ray Pennington, both of Newport News, and Tony Pennington of Arizona; four sisters, Armetha Corbin of Charlottesville, Nealo Butcher of Arizona, and Pat Brunk and Linda Pennington, both of Newport News; seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, at Weymouth Funeral Home by the Rev. Ken Peterson. Interment will follow in Providence Mennonite Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Providence Mennonite Church, 13101 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23602.
Arrangements are by Weymouth Funeral Home.
Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
Date: December 21, 2008
Notes for Laura Alice (Spouse 1)
2354Notes for LAURA ALICE KISAMORE:
Parsons, W. Va., July 2---Rites for Mrs. Laura A. Summerfield, 65, wife of Jacob H. Summerfield, who died Saturday at her home in Dry Fork, were held this afternoon at the residence with the Rev. John Kyle, pastor of the Church of God, officiating. Burial was in Cooper cemetery at Harman.
Cumberland Evening Times--July 2, 1946
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Children
Gordon Summerfield
Vernice Summerfield
Russell Summerfield
Oscar Summerfield
Effie Summerfield
Clyde Summerfield
Delton Summerfield
see:
http://www.potomachighlandroots.com/wc09_225.htm
Parsons, W. Va., July 2---Rites for Mrs. Laura A. Summerfield, 65, wife of Jacob H. Summerfield, who died Saturday at her home in Dry Fork, were held this afternoon at the residence with the Rev. John Kyle, pastor of the Church of God, officiating. Burial was in Cooper cemetery at Harman.
Cumberland Evening Times--July 2, 1946
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Children
Gordon Summerfield
Vernice Summerfield
Russell Summerfield
Oscar Summerfield
Effie Summerfield
Clyde Summerfield
Delton Summerfield
see:
http://www.potomachighlandroots.com/wc09_225.htm