Barbara Anne Self Summers

SUMMERS, Barbara Anne Self, 78, a resident of Prattville, AL, died on Saturday, August 3, 2013, after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. from The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Montgomery, AL with the Reverend Chip Broadfoot officiating. The service will conclude in the church’s Memorial Garden. Mrs. Summers earned her Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Montevallo and her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Alabama, serving as an educator for 25 years. She was a Teacher and Principal in Childersburg for the Talladega County School System. She moved to Prattville, AL in 1974 and was employed as a Teacher and Principal in Prattville for the Autauga County School System. She was also an adjunct faculty member and financial aid officer at Troy State University in Montgomery, AL. Mrs. Summers was also very active in church, community and civic activities. She was a member of the choir at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Montgomery, AL; a member of the Exchange Club in Montgomery, AL; a member of the Exchangettes in Montgomery, AL; a member of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society of Women Educators in Prattville, AL. She was preceded in death by her beloved spouse, Chris Summers; parents, Burnie and Essie Self. She is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Jane Summers and Nancy Summers Medley; one son-in-law, Jack Medley; two grandchildren, Summer Medley and A1C Patrick Medley, all of Prattville, AL; cousins, Tommy and Elizabeth Ensey, Lynne and Sid Coleman all of Birmingham, AL; two brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law, Daniel Summers, College Park, GA and James and Anne Summers, Mt. Laurel, AL; three nephews, Jimmy Summers, Danny Summers and Don Summers; two nieces, Suzan Brandt and Wendy Kemp; and several other relatives, friends and neighbors. Honorary Pallbearers will be Members of the Exchange Club of Montgomery, AL; the Ascension Adult Choir of Montgomery, AL; Delta Kappa Gamma of Prattville, AL; Elizabeth Crawford Jones of Montgomery, AL; Wayne Willis; Hugh Alsabrook. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, c/o The Music Ministry Fund, 315 Clanton Avenue, Montgomery, AL, 36104; The Exchange Club of Montgomery, P. O. Box 6217, Montgomery, AL, 36106; or to Delta Kappa Gamma, c/o Alcyone Mullins, 210 Winchester Way, Prattville, AL, 36067. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the service.

Barbara Anne Self Summers

April 19, 1935 - August 3, 2013