Robert Lauren Cummings' Obituary
A gathering of friends for Robert Lauren Cummings, 61, of Leesville will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2017, from 4 pm until 7 pm at the Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville.
Robert, the son of Robert S. and Harriet Wright Cummings was born on January 11, 1956, in Marshalltown, IA. He passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017, in Leesville.
Mr. Cummings graduated in 1974 from Oskaloosa High School, in Iowa. He attended Indian Hills Community College and Iowa Western Community College for Aviation Maintenance and graduated February 1980.
Robert served in the United States Army from 1973 until 1977 and in the Army Reserve from 1983 until 1998. He left his service time as rank of SFC/E7 and with the achievement of an Army Commendation Medal for heroism.
He had a career in Aviation Inspection and Maintenance for 37 years; working in Florida, Wisconsin and Louisiana. He married Nancy Reese on August 30, 1980.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert S. Cummings and Harriet Wright Cummings.
He is survived by his wife Nancy Reese Cummings of Leesville; daughter, Christy L. Diers (Jeremy Diers) of Sully, IA; sons, Robert R. Cummings and Joseph W. Cummings of Leesville; sister, Su Jeffers of Excelsior Springs, MO and grandchildren, Noah and Brianna Diers of Sully, IA.
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