John I. Cummings Obit

Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 2, 2004, 2:30 p.m. at Greenlawn Southwest Memorial Park & Mortuary, 2739 Panama Ln.

John was born October 5, 1924 in Bokchito, Oklahoma. He enlisted in the Army in 1942. He survived as a German POW and was awarded the Purple Heart. After the war, he and his wife, Aline, moved to California and ultimately started their own trucking and construction company. They were in business twenty-eight years. John committed his life to Christ and became a minister in 1962. He had a deep faith in the Lord and led many to Christ. When they retired, they traveled in their motorhome and enjoyed many fun years together. Returning to Bakersfield, retirement did not suit him. Ever the entrepreneur, he became known to his customers as "Farmer John." He sold produce to many employees at local firms. A few years after Aline's death, he reconnected with a childhood sweetheart, Rachel Jenkins. She brought love and happiness back into his life. They married in 2001 and lived in Colbert, Oklahoma. The last years were spent renewing childhood friendships, fishing on Lake Texoma, and having fun.

John was a man with a big heart, always helping those in need. He had a gift of gab and a sense of humor that won him many friends. He loved his family above all things and continued to look after his kids after they were grown. His laughter, songs and jokes will always be with us and we will always treasure our times with him and that God blessed us with him as our Dad. We'll hold you in our hearts till we can hold you in our arms. We love you Dad.

John is survived by his loving wife, Rachel; sons, Phillip and Ben: daughters, Donna and husband, Randy, Lorrie and husband, David; six grandchildren, Diana, Allison, Katelyn, Darla, Rick and Cori.

Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary Funeral Directors