Linnie Sumner, 89, of Ray City died Thursday April 3, 2014 in the Presbyterian Home in Quitman.

She was born September 24, 1924 in Worth County to the late Charlie Champion and the late Alma White. She was a homemaker and a retired retail store manager with Uniform City in Tampa, FL. She was a member of Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church and the widow of Ralph Stephen Sumner who died in 1970. She was also preceded in death by 6 sisters and 2 brothers.

She is survived by 2 daughters: Shirley (Ed) Friend of Kennesaw, GA and Margaret Sumner Newman of Tampa, FL; 3 sons: Carlton Ralph (Barbara) Sumner of Germantown, TN, Steve (Cheryl) Sumner of Ray City, and Gene (India) Sumner of St. Marys, GA; 11 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday April 5, 2014 at 3:00 PM in the Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church with the Rev. Frank Sumner officiating. Interment will follow in Hickory Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM in the Chapel of Lovein Funeral Home and from 2:00 until hour of service at Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church.