Laurra A. 'Tootsie' Cummings

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Laurra A. "Tootsie" Cummings, 76, Cloverdale, died Saturday at The Waters of Greencastle.

Born in Cloverdale, she was the daughter of William and Nina Maude (Kelly) Haltom.

She was a homemaker and had been co-owner of Frank's Marathon in Cloverdale. She was a member of Cloverdale Church of Christ.

She married Frank Edsel Cummings on Aug. 6, 1950. He died Oct. 10, 1995.

Surviving are three sons, Rick Cummings and wife Martha, LaCanada, Calif., Rod Cummings, Eminence, and Randy Cummings, Cloverdale; sister Beverly Jones and husband Kenneth D., Cloverdale; sister Sharon Galloway and husband Joseph, Cloverdale; sister Marcella Kennett, Grays-ville; and two grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, sisters Dora Corbett and Dawn White, and brother John Bill Haltom.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale, with Bro. A.J.Cox officiating. Burial will be in Cloverdale Cemetery.

Vistation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.