Helen Frances Sumner

1938 - 2016  (78 years)

• Name	Helen Frances Sumner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	2 Sep 1938	Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1950	El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA   [2]
  	Relation to Head: Daughter; Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	24 Sep 2016	Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA   [3]
  Burial	Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA   [3]
  	Helen Sumner and Kenneth Northcutt are buried together
  		Riverside National Cemetery (also known as Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery) Riverside, Riverside, California Find a Grave: #109440 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I18393	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Stanley Sumner,   b. 23 Feb 1889, Howell County, Missouri, USA d. 9 Jan 1966, Tracy, San Joaquin, California, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Frankie May Wilson,   b. 9 Mar 1894, Howell County, Missouri, USA d. 4 May 1970, Tracy, San Joaquin, California, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	20 Feb 1910	Howell County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F7024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Kenneth A 'Ken' Northcut,   b. 20 Aug 1938, New York, New York, USA d. 12 Dec 2018 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1976	Clark County, Nevada, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Stephen Northcut  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Bobby Pat Rakestraw,   b. 7 Dec 1933, Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA d. 2 Feb 2006, Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1955
  Marriage End	May 1970	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA   [6]
  	Divorce of Helen and Bobby Rakeshaw
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Marvin Don Rakestraw,   b. 30 Oct 1962, Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA d. 14 Feb 2018, Oklahoma, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Living
  Family ID	F6980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Sep 1938 - Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA Census - Relation to Head: Daughter; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Helen and Bobby Rakeshaw - May 1970 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Marriage - 23 Oct 1976 - Clark County, Nevada, USA Death - 24 Sep 2016 - Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA Burial - - Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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