Frank Andrew Summers

Frank was born and grew up in King’s Mountain, North Carolina. He attended Blue Ridge Preparatory School in Hendersonville, N.C., where he was senior class president and valedictorian. Frank attended college at The Georgia Institute of Technology and graduated with honors in Industrial Engineering. After graduation, he worked for the Humble Oil Company in Texas, then for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Virginia. He subsequently served in the Korean War as a 1st Lieutenant Company Commander. After the war, Frank returned to Georgia Tech to earn a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering. He eventually settled on commercial real estate as his career, working for the Scott Hudgins Company, where he served as Executive Vice President of Sales for five years. He then started his own firm, Frank A. Summers, Co. He was a loving husband to his wife, Claire, of 56 years. Frank loved his church, charitable giving, and golfing. He will be fondly remembered and sorely missed. He is survived by his wife, Claire Summers, his daughter, Virginia Claire Summers, his son, Frank Randolph Summers, and his niece, Bonnie Hinnant Miller. Memorial services will be held Thursday, March 29, at 11:00 AM at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 4814 Paper Mill Rd., Marietta, GA 30067. The family will receive guest one hour prior to the service at the Church.