Robert "Bob" Edgar Cummer

Robert Edgar Cummer "Bob" of Colorado Springs, Colorado passed peacefully on the evening of December 2nd, 2015 at the age of 96. His daughter, Carolyn was at his side. Bob was born on May 26th, 1919, Kansas City, Missouri to Bernard Frances Michel and Florence Evelyn Cummer. As a young man, he ended up living with his Aunt Lillian Douglas and her husband Clint in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, where he would eventually meet his wife. Bob attended Texas A&M in the ROTC program and received an engineering degree. After graduation, he entered into the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant and served during WWII. Later in life, Bob earned his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Michigan State University in Lansing, Michigan. Bob married Clara Evelyn "Clarlyn" Cleese on March 15th, 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida. Bob and Clarlyn had five children. Clarlyn died on December 7th, 1974 in Nassau, Bahamas while there on a business trip with Bob. In 1977 Bob met and married Virginia Lester Kaiser in Kansas City, Missouri. Virginia passed away on December 22nd, 1997 in Corpus Christi, Texas. After working for Green Lawn Sprinkler Systems and Gates Rubber Company, both in the Denver area, Bob began his successful career in sales and marketing with Whitaker Cable Corporation. This job took him to Minnesota, Michigan and finally to Kansas City, Missouri where he achieved the status of Senior Vice President of Marketing. Bob retired in 1984 and he and Virginia move to Bella Vista, Arkansas, where they attended the Bella Vista Community Church. Here, Bob spent this days fishing and playing golf. Mostly playing golf! Bob and Virginia did a great deal of traveling, both in the United States and abroad. Bob is survived by five children, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Children: Thomas Robert Cummer of Bella Vista, Arkansas, Barbara Bergers (husband Randy) of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Carolyn Gendron (husband Jon Mercer) of Portland, Oregon, Debbie Bur (husband Dennis) of Florissant, Colorado, Catherine Forsyth of Braymer, Missouri. Grandchildren: Jack, James and Jonah Bergers, Ella, Alexa and Ford Fauson, Alex Booth and Knox Saleutogi. Bob was preceded in death by his beloved grandson Charles Robert Cummer, who passed on September 21st, 2014, his precious great-granddaughter, Ana Catherine Scarlett Saleutogi, who passed on April 22nd, 2013, his brother, William Francis Cummer on March 8th, 2002 in Shreveport, Louisans and his brother, Edwin Romaine Cummer of Missoula, Montana. His wife, Clarlyn, December 7th, 1974 in Nassau, Bahamas and his wife Virginia, December 22nd, 1997 in Corpus Christi, Texas.