Sandra Elaine Summers Schmidt, 76, who was loved by many, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, September 30, 2024. A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held Saturday, October 5, 2024, at 3 pm at Bright Holland Funeral Home, who has also been entrusted with her cremation. Visitation will be 1-3 pm prior to the service.
Sandra was born August 14, 1948, in Tifton, Georgia, to Dewey and Ruby Jean Harrell, and became the adopted daughter of Cecil Summers at an early age. She attended school in Tift County, Georgia, as well as San Antonio, Texas and graduated from South Houston High School in 1967. She was a child of God, wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandma, Nana, and Gigi. She was a blessing to all who crossed her path in the 76 years of her life that was well lived.
In 1967, straight out of high school, she began working at NASA. She married her loving husband, Dennis, in 1973. She continued to work at NASA until they relocated to Paris in 1983. After moving to Paris, she worked at Kimberly Clark from 1984 until 2011, when she retired after 27 years of service. She attended Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. She was an active member of RSVP, and volunteered at Co-Ministry for 12 years.
She is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Dr Dennis Schmidt, her children, Terri Palmer-Webster and husband Danny of Paris, and Denise Hacker and husband Aaron of Edmond, OK. Grandchildren are Whitney Palmer and Lindsey Cox of Garland; Nathan and Adrienne Palmer of Jacksonville; and Lee, Ben, and Ava Hacker of Edmond, OK; Garrett and Marian Webster; and Kathryn and Jake Stringfellow of Paris. Great-grandchildren are Jonah Palmer, Brylie, Teagan and Case Webster, and Judson, Jep and Kettie Jo Stringfellow.
She is also survived by one sister, Sherri Huffman and husband Robert of Paris; two brothers, Steve Summers and wife Stuart of Aurora, TX; and Bruce Summers and wife Freda Blizzard of Houston, TX, and special niece and nephew, Leighandra and Elijah Rater of Portland, OR and their children, Aulen and Theodore Rater, and special friend, Patsy Holm.
The family would like to say a special thank you to Terri Webster, who took such excellent loving care of her the last few years of her life; and a special thank you to all of her close friends and prayer warriors who prayed faithfully for her.
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
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