Wanda Luke Sumner, 77, of Irwin County, Georgia, died Monday, June 23, 2025, at Palemon Gaskins Memorial Nursing Home in Ocilla, Georgia.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Sumner was born November 14, 1947, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late Emory A. & Dorothy Hazeleen Musslewhite Luke. She was an educator and principal for the Irwin County Board of Education and she worked for the Irwin County Library. Mrs. Sumner loved camping, traveling to the mountains and quilting. Mrs. Sumner was a lifelong learner.
She is survived by her husband, Roger Sumner of Irwin County; a daughter and her husband, Laura Walker & David; grandchildren: Maggie Walker and Lilly Walker; a brother, Ronnie Luke & Gail; nieces and nephews: Andy Luke, Matthew Luke, Brian Sumner and Kerri Eckstrand; brother-in-law, Bill Prescott and a sister-in-law, Lynn Tucker. In addition to her parents. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Prescott and a brother-in-law, Ronnie Sumner.
Paulk Funeral Home, Ocilla, is in charge of arrangements.