Laveta Ruth Summerlin

Laveta was born November 6, 1945 in Cherokee, Oklahoma to Laura Geneva (Brown) Ream and Hiram E. (Gene) Ream. She departed this life and graduated to home in heaven on January 29,2022 at Arlington, Texas.

She was married to Billy Joe Summerlin on July 31, 1971 in Cherokee, Oklahoma. Cherokee United Methodist Church.

To this union one child was born: A son Duane Michael Summerlin.

She attended all her school years in Cherokee graduating May 1963

She graduated from Northwestern State College (Northwestern Oklahoma State University), Alva, Oklahoma, in May 1967 with a Bachelor's Degree History

She also graduated from Wichita State University in Wichita, KS with a Masters Degree is History

Laveta worked for the Social Security Administration

Surviving are her husband: Billy Joe Summerlin.

Son: Duane Michael Summerlin and wife Sara Summerlin

Sister: Betty J. Norton

Grandchildren : Alex, Max and Madison Summerlin

Niece: Laura Louise and husband Kenneth Girty

Nephew: Keith Eugene and wife Shawna Norton

Great-nephew: Joshua Dean Girty

Great-nieces: Kelly Dawn and husband Chad Nech. Nicole Renee and husband Sean Ekberg.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Gene and Laura Ream, and her youngest sister, Charlotte Ream.