Celina Anne Summers, 53 of Lancaster, Ohio left this world unexpectedly on September 3, 2020. She leaves behind her husband Shannon Summers, also of Lancaster Ohio, her father, John Harrison, of Clarksville, Tennessee, parents Harold “Doc” and Phoebe Summers, of Rockbridge, Ohio, daughter Audrey Blake and son-in law Wesley Stamps, of Hopewell, Virginia, daughter Meredith Blake, of Lancaster, Ohio, brother Stan Harrison of Clarksville, Tennessee, and her grandchildren: Keelynn, Aurora, Addyson, Corbin, Jesse, David, Scarlett, and Lennon. She was preceded in death by her mother Monique Harrison Hull.
Born October 16, 1966 in Clarksville, Tennessee, Celina fell in love with the written word at an early age, teaching herself to read at only two years. Her passion for language led her to becoming fluent in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Latin. She attended Austin Peay State University on a debate scholarship where she graduated with degrees in political science and communications. Celina’s intention was to pursue law school, but another passion was calling her name—the theater. After college, she went into professional theater, racking up credits as an actor, scenic designer, and director. But theater rarely pays the bills, so she returned to her first love, writing. Celina published her first novel, The Reckoning of Asphodel in 2007. What followed was an impressive backlist of fiction, paranormal, and sports writing that would take an entire page just to summarize. As skilled as she was at writing, she truly excelled as an editor and worked as managing editor at two different publishing houses before working completely freelance where her clients included New York Times/USA Today Bestselling authors. In addition to reading and writing, Celina loved kittens, reality television, history, opera, a good smoke, a stiff drink, a dirty joke, a vicious Twitter feud, and the University of Tennessee Volunteers. Her Saturdays were devoted to wearing Vol orange and she never missed a football or women’s basketball game. She was a columnist at the Orange & White Report and Gameday on Rocky Top, authored several books on the Vols and was a regular caller on the Paul Finebaum sports television show.
But anyone who knew Celina, could tell you that her real joy in life was her family. She was married with two grown daughters and eight grandchildren. If there is any consolation to be had, it is that she spent the last days of her life doing what she loved: visiting friends, writing, and caring for her family. She will be dearly missed.
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