Sonya Sue Cummins Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Sonya Sue Cummins, of Waynoka, died suddenly on November 9, 2021, after a brief illness. She was born January 3, 1936, to LeRoy and Violet Noreen Thornhill Meek of Belva, Oklahoma. She graduated from Waynoka High School in 1953 and attended Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in Stillwater. Just as she graduated, the college name was changed to Oklahoma State University. After graduation, Sonya purchased a Dusk Pearl and Imperial Ivory (Pink with white top) 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air hardtop (with 283 cubic inch V8 producing 210 HP) in order to travel to her first teaching job. She taught what was called Home Economics for a short time, before marrying Virgil Cummins and moving to a farm north of Freedom, Oklahoma. The couple had two children, Debra and Donald. They later divorced. In 1978, Sonya earned her Master's Degree and began a new teaching career in Waynoka. Before retiring in 2004, she taught students of all grade levels in multiple subjects. A highlight of her career was accompanying students to the National History Day Contest in Washington, D.C. During holiday seasons, she would bake home-made cookies for her students. After her retirement, Sonya continued cooking and sewing. She also gardened and volunteered with the Waynoka Historical Society. Sonya was preceded in death by her parents; by a brother and sister-in-law, LeRoy Dale Meek and Ruby Nadine Meek of Tampa, Florida; by a brother, Michael Gene Meek of Waynoka; by a nephew Robert Dale Meek of Tampa, Florida, and by a step-granddaughter Krystal Osborne of Greenville, Tennessee. Sonya is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Sandra and Lyle Dickens, of Greeley, Colorado; by two brothers and two sisters-in-law, Terry and Judy Meek of Waynoka; and Pat and Jeanita Meek of Enid; and another sister-in-law, Lee Ann Meek, of Waynoka. She is also survived by a son, Don Cummins, of Waynoka; by a daughter Debra Cummins, and a son-in-law, Dennis Garland, of Kinsley, Kansas. She has two grandsons, William Stambaugh, of Amarillo, Texas; and Shay Robertson, of San Diego, California; and a step-granddaughter, Tonya Goddard, of Wichita, Kansas. She has one great-grandson, Isaac Robertson, who currently resides in Washington, D.C. In addition, Sonya has a number of step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, and step-great-great grandchildren, plus many nieces and nephews, grand nieces and grand-nephews, and great-grand nieces and great-grand-nephews. The family is planning a gathering to observe and honor Sonya's life.

Sonya Sue Cummins

January 3, 1936 - November 9, 2021