David Beam Summer, Sr., 81, of Newberry, son of the late Robert Earl Summer and Lucille Beam Summer and husband of the late Kathleen Mims Summer, died Wednesday at his residence. David was born on July 25, 1934 in Newberry. He graduated from Newberry High School in 1952 where he was a member of the football team that played in the Paper Bowl in Canton, NC. He graduated from The Citadel in 1956 with a degree in Business Administration and following graduation, joined the US Navy serving from 1956 to 1960 achieving the rank of LT.JG. Upon returning to Newberry, he joined Summer Insurance Agency as a partner, working with his father and brother Robert E. Summer, Jr. He worked his entire career there. Mr. Summer was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer where he served as a former chair of the church council and taught Sunday School for a number of years. He also served on the Board and as chairman of the Board of Newberry Academy and was a founding member of the Carolinian Society. David enjoyed hunting and golfing but his favorite pastime was being a weekend farmer. Mr. Summer is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Lucille S. and Robin Hefka of Mt. Pleasant; son, David B. Summer, Jr. of Columbia and daughter-in-law, Anne F. Summer of Charleston and son, William C. Summer, II of Louisville, KY; grandchildren, David Beam Summer, III (Elisabeth), Emily Newman Summer, Margaret Louise Hefka, Frances Elizabeth Hefka, Robert Riford Hefka, William Riley Briggs Summer, and Robert Davis Summer; siblings, Robert E. “Bobby” Summer, Jr. of Newberry and Laura S. Dominick of Prosperity; sister-in-law, Nancy Louise Roland (Ronald) of Charleston, and beloved nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer conducted by the Rev. Matthew Titus. Interment will follow in Rosemont Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, December 3, 2015 from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at Whitaker Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1515 Boundary St., Newberry, SC 29108, Trident Literacy Association, 5416 B Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, SC 29406, or to the Citadel Foundation, 171 Moultrie St., Charleston, SC 29409. Memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston
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Posted on: 2015-12-03
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