Obituary
Born Judith Cummins January 8th, 1943,
to Omer and Thelma (Markin) Cummins. She was one of the youngest of 2 sisters
and 6 brothers. Judy jokingly said she had two older mothers and 6 older
fathers. She is survived by her brother Homer Cummins and nieces, nephews and
cousin, too many to count.
Although she had no children of
her own, she was a mother and grandmother to all oof her nieces and cousins.
After graduation from Muncie
Central High School, she became Jill of trades. She worked for the famous Ball
Jar company in their factory, she learned how to solder computer chips when
computers were simple, and an adult could operate one without having to call on
their children to help them. She worked as a front desk clerk at a dry cleaner
where she became the manager and ran the store. She retired from the
hospitality industry as a supervisor of a restaurant in the Pahrump Nugget
Casino. In all her jobs she always made a personal connection with her
clientele and was a friend to everyone.
Judy accepted the Lord as her
Savior in her mid-thirties and her love of our Lord showed in every part of her
life. When you hear about someone who would “give you he shirt off of their
back”, this barely scratched the surface of who she was. If someone complimented
her on anything she possessed she would literally offer it up to them.
Judy enjoyed being a part of
the W.O.W ladies’ group at her church. Here she was able to put her crafting
skills to use creating different themes for their meetings.
In her down time, she loved
crafting. Her passion was taking old furniture and breathing new life into it.
Her crafting filled 2 bedrooms and a garage. There was not much she wouldn’t
try. She loved going out to enjoy a meal with family and friends. This was her
mission field. She loved showing her faith in public by sharing Jesus with her
waitress and leaving a large tip, showing Christ’s example of giving.
Her sense of humor was never
ending. Whether she was at home or the grocery store she never missed an
opportunity to make someone laugh, even if it was at her expense. She would be
lying in her hospital bed and find ways to play tricks on her caregivers or
tease them. Her laugh warmed our hearts and will be greatly missed. Our loss is
the angel’s gain.
Judy was preceded in death by
husband Jerry Syferd, father and mother Omer and Thelma Cummins, Cummins
brothers Eugene, Galen, Perry, George, Charles Lee, sisters Margaret Rovene
Rinearson, Nona Kay Benavides
Survivors of Judy include
brother Homer Cummins (Royerton/Muncie In.) and many cousins, nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held
on Wednesday January 15th at 11:00 at Garden View Funeral Home with nephew Rick
Cummins officiating. Friends may call at Garden View one hour before the
service begins.