I. James “Jim” Cummings was born in Harve de Grace, MD on June 8th, 1944. He died on May 14th, 2022 at Caswell Beach, NC where he said he was already halfway to heaven. Jim was raised in Tioga, PA by his parents, E. Jerrylee Reachel and Lloyd G. Cummings.
Jim met the love of his life, Connie Cordrey, at Fort Bragg, NC where she worked as a civil servant secretary. They shared a love of the beach and fits of laughter until the day he left “to go have fried chicken with Moses on Sunday". Before they left Ft. Bragg, they welcomed their first daughter, Stacey Lynn (Rick Springer).
After his stint in the Army, Jim and Connie relocated to York, PA to be closer to family. There they started National Certified Testing Laboratories in 1977. The same year their second daughter, Christie Lee (Daniel Zeiders) was born. Two things he loved were hatched the same year. NCTL is still successful from Jim’s ability to sell anything, even ice at the North Pole!
Jim chose the moniker Pap as soon as his first grandson, Zachary, was born. He relished his role as Pap to all his grandkids: Emily, Quentin and Zoey.
Our parents always had the dream of living at the beach and in 2014 fulfilled that dream. Jim became a volunteer turtle watcher with Caswell Beach Turtle Watch and was very proud of his volunteer work.
Donations can be made in his honor to the Caswell Beach Turtle Watch, PO Box 201, Oak Island, NC 28465.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on July 9th, 2022 at 12:00pm at Box Hill Mansion, 1501 Copper Beech Drive, York, PA 17403. Please RSVP to [email protected] so we can plan accordingly.
We will also be having a small gathering in Caswell Beach over Thanksgiving week 2022; please contact us if you can attend then.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com for the Cummings family.
Peacock - Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service, Southport, North Carolina.
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