ROCKY MOUNT - Thomas Washington Sumner, Jr., 86, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, died on October 9, 2014 He was born in Roselle, New Jersey on June 9, 1928, son of the late Thomas, Sr. and Margaret Sumner.  He was predeceased by his son, Terrance J. Sumner; brother, Kenneth Sumner; and sisters: Camille McKenzie, Elizabeth Dixon and Diane Donald. He will surely be missed.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda J. Sumner; three sons; Thomas R. Sumner (Reggie) of Parlin, NJ, Gary L. Sumner and wife Joyce of Navarre, FL, Robert T. Sumner and wife Gayle of Roselle, NJ; sisters: Brenda Alston and husband Rufus, Laverne Forbes and Shirley Jones; 11 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Gretchen and Willie Randolph of Franklin Lakes, NJ, Renee Hamilton of Santee, SC, Rhonda Baize of Brooklyn, NY, Eunice Foster of Linden, NJ, Russell Foster of Warwick, NY.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 11:00 am at White Rock Baptist Church, 1101 Chandler Ave, Linden, NJ. Interment will follow at Rosehill Cemetery in Linden,NJ.
Arrangements by H.D. Pope Funeral Home in Rocky Mount.