Eric Leo Summers (1914 - 1942)

Born 1914 in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Joyce Eileenor (Lust) Summers — married 1937 (to 1942) in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

Died 13 Aug 1942 at about age 28 in Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

Eric was born to parents John Wilfred and Ethel Summers in 1914, according to his headstone in the Wivenhoe Cemetery.

Eric married Joyce Eileenor Lust of South Burnie in 1937.

Eric worked at the Emu Bay Railway and later opened his own hairdresser and tobacconist business at upper Burnie.

Next Smooth Shave^[1]

Leo Summers wishes to thank his many clients at Upper Burnie for past patronage, and to notify them that he will be opening an up-to-date Ladies and Gents' Saloon and Tobacconist's Shop in Wilson street, Burnie, on Tuesday, October 22. The Upper Burnie Saloon will be closed from Saturday, October 19.

They had one son Peter John Summers who became a hairdresser as well.

Eric died on Aug 13 1942 and he is in the same grave as his Father, Mother and brother John in the Wivenhoe General Cemetery.^[2]

DEATH SUMMERS^[3]

On August 13, at the Spencer Hospital, Wynyard, Eric Leo, dearly beloved husband of Joyce, loving father of Peter, and beloved only son of Wilfred and Ethel Summers, of Upper Burnie; aged 28 years.

R.I.P.

SUMMERS

The funeral of the late Eric Leo Summers will leave his late residence, Upper Burnie, TO-MORROW (Saturday), at 3 p.m., for the Star of the Sea Church, Burnie, thence for the Wivenhoe cemetery for interment.

Friends please accept this intimation.

M. M. Vincent. Funeral Director, Burnie. 'Phone 169.

OBITUARY^[4]

Mr. E. L. Summers, Upper Burnie

Mr. Eric Leo Summers, of Upper Burnie, whose death occurred at the Spencer Hospital, Wynyard, early on Thursday morning, after a short illness, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Summers, of Upper Burnie, where, he was born in 1911.

Employed by the E.B.R. Co., and later by Mr. W. Hays, Upper Burnie, in his spare time he took up hairdressing, and so adept did he become at that trade, that he launched out on his own at Upper Burnie.

About eight years ago he moved to Burnie, where he conducted his own business.

He took a keen interest in sport, and In community affairs at Upper Burnie.

He leaves a widow, formerly Miss Joyce Lust, of South Burnie, whom he married five years ago and a young son, Peter. His only sister, Miss Vera Summers, is a sister at the

Mothercraft Home in Hobart.

The funeral will leave his late residence. Upper Burnie, this afternoon at 3 o'clock for the Star of the Sea Church, Burnie, and the Wivenhoe cemetery.

Research Notes

I have no source of information of what happened to Joyce after 1942, if she remarried or when she died.

Sources

1. ↑ Advocate Burnie Tues 15 Oct 1935
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/219423568/eric-leo-summers : accessed 28 June 2021), memorial page for Eric Leo Summers (unknown–13 Aug 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 219423568, citing Wivenhoe General Cemetery, Burnie, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia ; Maintained by Julie Henderson & Lacey Milier (contributor 49446508) Find A Grave: Memorial #219423568
3. ↑ Advocate Burnie Fri 14 Aug 1942
4. ↑ Advocate Burnie Sat 15 Aug 1942