BEDFORD
Estey Isabelle Cummings of Bedford, formerly from Heltonville, went peacefully to be with her Lord on June 16,2021. She was born September 25, 1923, to Clarence and Grace (McKnight) Harrell in the Pleasant Run Township Area and lived all her life in Lawrence County. Estey was a graduate of Heltonville High School in 1940, where she earned a double promotion from 7th grade to the 9th grade. On December 22, 1940 she married the love of her life, Hubert C. Cummings, and he preceded her in death on August 9, 2009, following 68 years of devoted marriage. Estey loved working in her abundant flower and vegetable gardens on the family farm east of Heltonville, cooking, sewing, mushroom hunting, making hundreds of persimmon puddings to share, traveling, and she was voracious reader. She was a member and former VBS teacher at Mundell Christian Church, but had been attending Fairview Community Church for several years. When younger, she rode with Hubert, enjoying numerous trips on the various motorcycles they owned over the years, to the Smokies and Virginia. In more recent years they traveled to Hawaii, England, and Scotland, and also vacationed all over the western U.S. and Canada with their children. Surviving to cherish the memory of Estey are a son, Hubert Travis Cummings (Susan) of Brown County; a daughter, Gloria Nadine Hilkey (the late, Michael) of Bedford; two grandsons, Dustin Hilkey (Ashley) of Bloomington and Tony Hilkey (Melissa) from Heltonville; four granddaughters, Cari Cummings Hercamp )Greg) of Columbus, Tracey Hilkey Powers )Ryan) of Belvidere, IL, Lindsey McDonald from Bedford and Amanda Prairie of Bloomington; four great-grandsons, Jacob Hercamp (Emily) of LaGrange MO; Keith Hercamp (Jessica) of Scipio; Dempsey Powers of Belvidere, IL; and Micah Hilkey of Bloomington; one great granddaughter; Kyndall Powers; one great-great grandson, Jacob Ryar Hercamp of LaGrange MO, and two great-great granddaughters; Ella Hercamp, of LaGrange, MO, and Penelope Hercamp of Scipio; as well as nieces and nephews. Mrs. Cummings was preceded by her parents, her husband, a daughter, Shawna Gayle Cummings, a son-in-law, Michael Hilkey, two brothers, John and Elmer Harrell, three sisters, Florene Anna Beyers, Elsie Jones, and Emma Morgan, and a Granddaughter, Wendy Gayle Morthland. Jones Funeral Home in Heltonville is handling arrangements with visitation on June 24th from 4:00 to 8:00. The funeral service will be on the 25th at 2PM, Officiated by Pastor Jacob Hercamp at Jones Funeral Home with interment following the service in Fairview Community Church’s cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dustin and Tony Hilkey, Ryan Powers, Lindsey McDonald, Keith Hercamp, and David Cummings. The Family would like to sincerely thank the wonderful staff of Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation for their years of dedicated and loving care provided to our dear mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great=great grandmother. You will always have a special place in our hearts.
