Sadie Darlene Cumings

Sadie Darlene Cumings passed away on May 4, 2026 peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of faith, love, and devotion to family.

A celebration of Darlene's life will be held on Monday, May 11th at the Forest Park Southwest Cemetery Chapel, 9040 FM 359, Richmond TX, 77406. Visitation will begin at 9 am, the service starts at 10:30 am and cemetery at 11:45 am. The complex is located north of the Foster community between Richmond and Fulshear. Call (281) 394-0067 for further information.

Darlene was born on December 23, 1934, in Cortez, Colorado, to Horace Levi Baker and Leona Harmony Gantz Baker. She was the fourth of five children and the only one born in a hospital. Her early childhood took place during the Great Depression, and she often recalled riding horseback with her siblings to one-room schoolhouses in rural southwestern Colorado.

As her family moved in search of a better life, Darlene and her younger sister, Nadene, attended three high schools in three different states. Through determination and hard work, she enrolled at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado, where she worked part-time and, in just three years, became the first in her family to earn a college degree.

She began her career as a flight attendant before following her calling into education as an elementary school teacher. She taught in the Wichita Falls, Spring Branch, and College Station school districts.

In 1980, she married Tim Cumings. The couple later settled in Richmond, Texas, where Darlene continued her career with Lamar Consolidated ISD, finishing her public-school service there. She later served in an administrative role at Living Water Christian School in Rosenberg and as a family counselor in the community.

Preceding Darlene in death were her parents, brothers Charles Baker and Kenneth Baker. Survivors include all of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and spouses; a brother, Donald Baker of Grassy Plain, British Columbia, Canada; a sister, Nadene Hamilton of Cortez, Colorado; and husband Tim Cumings of Richmond, Texas.

Darlene was a devoted mother to three children: Kim Wilbanks (husband Robert Wilbanks), Stan Priesmeyer (wife Jane Priesmeyer), and Kris Hopson. She was a proud grandmother to five grandchildren: Jennifer Marshall (husband Matt Marshall), Kenneth Priesmeyer (wife Makayla Priesmeyer), Marissa McQuitty (husband Bobby McQuitty), Tyler Burks (wife Kortni Burks) and Kamryn McBrayer (husband Matthew McBrayer). And a loving great-grandmother to eight great grandchildren: Adelyn and Caleb Marshall, Calvin McQuitty, Lincoln Priesmeyer, Kinsley Hathcock, Zayden, Richard and Charlotte Burks. She is also survived by many other cherished family members and friends.

She showed enduring, unconditional love for her family in countless ways and remained closely connected to them, no matter the distance, always making sure they knew they were deeply loved.

Her faith in Jesus was the foundation of her life. It was not something she kept to herself, it shaped how she lived, loved, and cared for others. She believed that through Christ, we are made in His image, deeply loved, and invited into a personal relationship with Him.

Her family finds comfort in knowing that today she is in heaven—whole, joyful, and worshipping the One she loved so deeply.

If there is one message Darlene would want to leave behind, it is this: to know Jesus personally. Not just to know about Him, but to truly know Him—because she believed that is where real love, peace, and lasting hope are found.