Elizabeth Ann (Beach) Sommers (1933 - 2013)

Born 24 Jun 1933 in London Ohio

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• OES, Chapter No. 386 — serving in many offices in the London Chapter including Worthy Matron and secretary for many years, 70 Group (OES), OES Grand Representative to New Jersey (1970)

• The Ancestry and Posterity of Obil Beach by Alma Lewis James page 184

SOMMERS - Elizabeth Ann (Beach) Sommers, 80, of London, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Sisters on Elm Nursing Home. Born June 24, 1933 in London, Ohio, she was a daughter of Downing and Hazel (Hamilton) Beach. Elizabeth had worked with her husband Bob on Cogniac Farms with the cows and bookkeeping and had also worked as a seamstress at C.J.'s Boutique of London. A member of the First United Methodist Church of London, where she served as a kindergarten and Sunday school teacher as well as various committees and church council. Elizabeth had also belonged to the Areme Club, Rotary Ann's, Guernsey Breeder's Association, OES, Chapter No. 386 — serving in many offices in the London Chapter including Worthy Matron and secretary for many years, 70 Group (OES), OES Grand Representative to New Jersey (1970) and the Madison County Historical Society. She also had been a poll worker and served as presiding judge on the Madison County Board of Elections, helped with 4-H Club sewing projects and the Madison County Fashion Board. Elizabeth enjoyed her family and friends, her church, OES and the Guernsey Breeders friends she made over the years. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Robert D. "Bob" Sommers; son, Robert (Denise) Sommers of Middletown; daughter, Jane Brock of South Solon; grandchildren, Susan (Tom) Green of Oswego, Ill., Bridget (Jon) McMillen of Lewis Center, Brian (Savannah) Brock of South Solon, Lorraine (Adrian) Terry of Lawrenceville, Ga., Rob (Chelsea) Sommers of Atlanta, Ga., Jessica Riley of Middletown and Lauren (Gary) Caudill of Carlisle, Ohio; 10 great-grandchildren; close friend, Ruth Price; cousin, Louine Hamilton; and caregiver and special friend, Michaele Budd. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister and brother-in-law, Rebecca and Wilbur France; son-in-law, Stephen E. Brock; and dear friend, Dorothy Stout. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 in the First United Methodist Church of London, 52 N. Main St., London, with Rev. Steve Rodgers officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery, London. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday, where Eastern Star services will be performed at 12:45 p.m. If they wish, friends may make memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church. The family is being served by the EBERLE-FISHER FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, 103 N. Main St., London, where online condolences for the family may be sent to www.eberlefisherfuneralhome.com. From Findagrave.com

1940 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Name: Elizabeth Each [Elizabeth Beach] [Beach] Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1934 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Ohio Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Daughter Home in 1940: Deer Creek, Madison, Ohio Map of Home in 1940: Deer Creek, Madison, Ohio Inferred Residence in 1935: Deer Creek, Madison, Ohio Residence in 1935: Deer Creek Sheet Number: 10A Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: None Household Members Age Relationship Downing Beach 51 Head Hazel Beach 47 Wife Georgina Hamilton 75 Mother-in-law Rebecca Each 12 Daughter Elizabeth Each 6 Daughter

Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 Name: Elizabeth Ann Beach Gender: Female Age: 18 Birth Date: abt 1934 Marriage Date: 5 Mar 1952 Marriage Place: Madison, Ohio, USA Father: Downing Beach Mother: Hazel Hamilton Spouse: Robert D Sommers

U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current Ancestry.com Name: Elizabeth Ann Beach Sommers [Elizabeth Ann Beach Beach] Gender: Female Death Age: 80 Birth Date: 24 Jun 1933 Birth Place: London, Ohio Residence Place: London Death Date: Abt 2013 Burial Place: London Obituary Date: 28 Oct 2013 Father: Downing Beach Mother: Hazel Beach Spouse: Robert D. Sommers Child: Robert Sommers Jane Brock Siblings: Rebecca France Wilbur France