MR. JOHN JENNINGS SUMMERSETT, SR., WAS BORN ON JANUARY 4, 1955, IN BRADENTON, FL. HE WAS THE SON OF SAMMY SUMMERSETT, SR. AND RUBERTA JOHNSON. HE PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2022, IN ENGLEWOOD, FL.
JOHN GREW UP IN ARCADIA, FL AND ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN THE DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. HE WAS A WATERMELON HARVESTER. HIS SON, JAMAR, SAID HIS FATHER LOVED THE TAMPA BAY BUCANNEERS AND HIS FAVORITE FOOD TO EAT WAS FISH.
JOHN WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS; SIBLINGS, LAMAR JOHNSON, FRANKIE SUMMERSETT, SAMMY SUMMERSETT, SR., AND JEANIE WILSON.
HE LEAVES BEHIND TO CHERISH HIS MEMORIES, HIS CHILDREN, ANGELA SUMMERSETT, LATORIA SUMMERSETT, JOHN SUMMERSETT, JR., TQUILLA "QWEET" HAWKINS (JERMAINE), JAMAR SUMMERSETT (TAMARA); CLARISSA PERRY (AURELLIUS), LETISHA RICHARDSON (JAMES) AND BREANNA SUMMERSETT; BROTHERS, LARRY SUMMERSETT AND KENNY SUMMERSETT; A SPECIAL FRIEND AND CONFIDANT SINCE 1998, MARGARET REEVES; CLOSE FRIENDS, PASTOR WILLIE JONES AND "MAN" TYLER, AND MANY OTHER FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
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