Gaylyn Price Cumming's Obituary
Gaylyn Irene PRICE CUMMING of Downers Grove, IL died on Tuesday September 27, 2016 while visiting family in Dunedin, FL.
Gaylyn was born in Johnson City, TN May 29, 1931, as one of eight children to Hazel Mae (Calvert) and Galen Royer Price. She is survived by her loving husband William Stoner Cumming and their three children: Ann Calvert (Cumming) DiGregorio, Marie Elizabeth (Cumming) Kirby and husband Michael, and David Price Cumming plus five grandchildren: Emily Kathryne Kirby, Anthony Joseph DiGregorio IV, Monica Bryn Kirby, Thomas James Kirby, and Allison Cumming DiGregorio. Of her seven siblings she is survived by Judith Ariel (Price) Johnson, Keith Everett Price, Muriel Alice (Price) Broyles, and Larry Douglas Price and predeceased by Bernice Lucille (Price) Beasley, Pauline Pearl (Price) Elliott, and Carroll Alvin Price. Gaylyn is also survived by countless extended family members and friends.
Gaylyn graduated at the top of her class at Mary Hughes High School in Piney Flats, TN. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Home Economics from Berea College in Kentucky. Gaylyn worked in the records library of the FBI in Washington D.C. and met William through mutual friends while he was in the United States Air Force. They married on August 24, 1957 at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in D.C. They moved to Pittsburgh, PA and soon settled in the Chicago, IL area.
She was an extremely considerate and kind woman who not only made a genuine effort to get to know people but also kept in touch with hand written notes, thoughtful gifts, and caring service to others. Gaylyn participated as a member of the Rush Memorial University Memory and Aging Project Study until her death, in hopes that the research could benefit others.
Her love of family, travel, camping, sports, Scrabble, jigsaw puzzles, cards, crossword puzzles, and collecting paperweights is now carried on by her loving children and grandchildren.
Although Gaylyn worked as a patient contact dietician and a bank account auditor she is remembered more for her valued leadership and volunteer support throughout her life in many church, school, and community organizations. (First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange, PTO, New Comers Club, Salt Creek Campers, Investment Club, Camp Fire Girls, Oak Trace – A Lifespace Community )
Per her wishes, Gaylyn was cremated. A Memorial Service will be at 11am on Saturday October 1, 2016 at the Moss Feaster Funeral Home, 1320 Main Street, Dunedin, Florida 34698. A future Memorial Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of La Grange, IL 60525 where her ashes will be placed in the Memorial Garden.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to the American Heart Association or a charity of your choosing.
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