Pastor Ruth P. Cummings

 Pastor Ruth Pearl Cummings, 80, of Myrtle Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, departed this life on Monday, November 8, 2021, at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. 

 Born in Kensett, Arkansas, she was a daughter of Chester Cummings and Mary (Rice) Bowens.  A 60-year Springfield resident, she worked for Kelly Services.  She was the Pastor of Holy Communion Church, and was Sunday School Superintendent of Lighthouse C.O.G.I.C.  She very much enjoyed singing.  Pre-deceased by her parents and a son, Benjamin Bowens, she is survived by two sons, Robert Cummings and Artis Cummings;  a daughter, Zorlett Bowens;  a brother, Chester Cummings;  sixteen grandchildren;  seventeen great-grandchildren;  and one great-great-grandchild.

 The calling hour is 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at Lighthouse C.O.G.I.C., 201 King St., followed by the funeral at 11, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

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