Elizabeth Ann Summers

Ann was born January 19, 1935, in Albany, KY, and graduated from Clinton County High School. She was a graduate of Berea College.

Ann was a dedicated educator for many years. She began her teaching career in Clinton County and, in 1961, moved to Hardin County with her husband, Ralph, where she taught until her retirement in 1994. During her teaching tenure in Hardin County, Ann taught at Rineyville High School, West Hardin High School, and Central Hardin High School. After retiring, one of her greatest pleasures was visiting her former students and hearing about their lives after high school. Ann always appreciated the compliment that the typing skills she taught her students were helpful to them in their jobs and careers. She was a member of Ridge Spring Methodist Church, a member of the Hardin County Retired Teachers Association, and the Kentucky Education Association.

She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Gillis Dabney Guffey; and her beloved husband of 57 years, Ralph Summers, who was also a retired HCS teacher.

She is survived by her loving daughter, Teresa Summers and her husband, Lt. Col. (RET) Dennis A. Cash; a niece, Jane Summers (Van) Phillips; two nephews, Greg (Drendy) Summers, and Joe (Michelle) Summers; and a special cousin, Jerry (Alice) Branham.

The Funeral will be on Monday, November 17, 2025, at 1pm at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown with Rev. Paul Frederick officiating. Burial follows in Ridge Spring Methodist Church Cemetery in Rineyville.

Visitation is from 2pm – 6pm on Sunday, November 16, 2025 and will continue Monday, November 17, 2025 at 11am at Brown Funeral Home.