Jerry Lee Sumner Sr. Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jerry Lee Sumner Sr. of Griffith, Indiana, who passed away on June 24, 2025, at the age of 85, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Jerry Lee Sumner Sr. to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his wife Judy Sumner; his son Donald Sumner; his granddaughter Amber Hinton; his great grandchild Dustin Guzman, Jr.; and his brothers, Jack Sumner, Ronnie Sumner and Billy Sumner.
He is survived by: his children, Violet Rutherford (James), Beverly Sumner, Jerry Sumner, Jr. (Debbie) and Tammy Taylor (Tom); his grandchildren, Joshua Nash, Melissa Rutherford (Patrick Frey), Tom Taylor, Jr., Johnathon Taylor, Micah Taylor, Imagine Taylor, Richard Bartel, Jr. (Sammy), Mark Bartell (Susie), Gary Bartell (Alannah), Ashley Schmidt (Dustin Guzman), Bryan Fraker, Jr. and Destiny Fraker (Andrea); his great grandchildren, Landon Hall, Brody Hall, Evelyn Frey, Liam Taylor, Khloe Guzman, Kaylee Guzman, Tyson Guzman, Gabriel Bartell, Adam Bartell, Abaigail Bartell and Bryan Fraker III; his sister Ann Walls (David); and his pets, Rascal, Chance, Rocky and Iceberg.
