Ed’s Obituary Muskogee, OK – Cherokee Nation citizen Ed (Eddie) Lee Summerfield, 71, passed away with his loving family by his side on March 20, 2019 at Pleasant Valley Health Care Center in Muskogee, OK. Eddie or “Sonny,” as affectionately known by his family, was born on November 11th, 1947 in Claremore, OK, to Edd and Mary Helen (Whitecotton) Summerfield. Grandson of Guy and Fannie Dinah (Bruner) Whitecotton (deceased) and Jesse and Lucy Summerfield (deceased).
He grew up on the Kenwood Reservation and Little Kansas, OK areas. He was proud of his Muscogee Creek and Cherokee heritage and spent time in both Kenwood and Concharty communities. He attended school in Kansas, OK where he was a graduate of the class of 1966.
After high school, Eddie enlisted in the US Army and after completing basic training he began serving in the US Army National Guard in July 1967. He served for 6 years until he was honorably discharged in March 1973. He was assigned to the Engineering armed services division and served as a Demolitions Specialist.
Eddie also trained and worked as a welder for the City of Tulsa. His daughter Gretchen, his pride and joy, was born in 1969. He married his wife of 40 years, Alice (Evans-Blythe) Summerfield in 1979, who shared his love of motorcycles and riding them on the open road.
Eddie enjoyed hunting and fishing with his dad and cousin Jack, but more for the adventure, talking, and spending quality time together. He was a musician and enjoyed playing guitar, piano, and singing. He also played in a band with classmates for local teens at the Bull Hollow Community Center for parties and community events.
He was a big sports fan and loved to watch OU Football. In high school he was a star running back in football, played basketball, and ran track. He was also a pitcher on the winning baseball team and was offered a scholarship to play college ball, but he turned it down to pursue the Army.
He loved his motorcycle and enjoyed sitting Gretchen up on the motorcycle like she was going to drive it one day. He liked sporty cars and owned a black shiny Chevelle super sport, a green two seater MG Roadster convertible, as well as a red sporty Ford Fairlane. In later years he enjoyed scrabble, dominos, bingo, watching TV and movies, listening to music, playing on the computer, reading e-mails and facebook, as well as visiting with family and friends.
Eddie sure did love company. He loved to cutup, joke, and tease and those that could do it right back were some of his favorite people. Eddie was preceded in death by his mother, father, grandparents, sister, and a nephew.
Eddie is survived by his wife Alice Summerfield of Muskogee, OK; daughter, Gretchen Summerfield-Newman of Claremore, OK; sister Dorothy Summerfield of Tulsa, OK; three grandchildren, Alison Johnson, Chelsey Osburn and husband Rex Osburn, Cory Johnson all of Claremore, OK; 2 great-grandchildren, Hayden and Colton Osburn of Claremore, OK; step-son, Steve Blythe and wife Cindy of Harveyville, KS, step-son, Chris Blythe and wife Nancy of Havasu City, AZ; 4 step-grandchildren, and 12 step-great grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends and loved ones.
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