A C Cummings

Auville Clifford (AC) Cummings "Junior", 87, passed away December 25, 2013 in Santaquin, Utah.  He was born July 15, 1926 in Franklin, Kentucky to Auville Clifton and Esma Jackson Finn Cummings.  He married Minnie Ellen Crowther March 18, 1951 and they later divorced.

AC served in the US Army during World War II.  He worked as a Mail Carrier for the US Postal Service for 25 years before retiring in 1980.  He loved tending his garden and took great pride in his yard.  He enjoyed fishing and hunting and he especially enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren.  He was always proud of his military service and was willing to help anyone in need.  He showed his love and affection through his sense of humor and the twinkle in his eye.  He was a great example of patience, long-suffering and forgiveness, living his life with the greatest degree of integrity.  He will be dearly missed.

Survivors include his children, Kathy (Tom) Kelley, Santaquin, Utah, David (Laura) Cummings, Hillsboro, Oregon, Autumn (Randy) Goff, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Holly (Willie) Frehner, Logandale, Nevada, Thor (Marcia) Cummings, Colorado Springs, Colorado; 21 grandchildren and 2 great granddaughters; a brother, Jack Cummings, Port Angeles, Washington; a sister, Audrey Koontz, Eagle Springs, North Carolina; and his faithful dog, Ruby.  He was preceded in death by brothers, Cecil Cummings and Bobby Joe Cummings, sisters, Virginia Coleman and Jean Motz, and a grandson, Brian Kelley.

The family would like to give special thanks to Brighton Home Health and Hospice and Latter Days Assisted Living in Santaquin for their outstanding care and compassion toward our father.

Funeral services will be held Monday, December 30th at 11:00 am at the Santaquin 1st Ward, 300 West 100 North, where friends may call from 9:45 to 10:45 am prior to services.  Interment with Military Rites by Santaquin American Legion, Post 84 will be in the Santaquin City Cemetery under the direction of Brown Family Mortuary, Santaquin.