Clairmont "Tub" Summers

Born May 28, 1926 in Walton, West Virginia, he was the son of Everett Lawson and Willa Mae Droddy Summers. He married Ardeth Dowell VanNort on July 24, 1949 in Marienville, Pennsylvania; she preceded him in death on February 19, 2007. He is a member of Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter, Florida. In 1944, he graduated Jefferson Union High School in Richmond, Ohio. Upon graduation he entered the Army and was in the 38th Infantry Division serving in New Guinea and the Philippines. He was discharged in 1946 after serving 30 months. He started work with Harford Bros. pipeline contractors, in Emporium, Pennsylvania where he was heavy equipment operator and foreman. In 1952, "Tub" left Harford Bros. to help form Skyline Steel Erection, Inc. in Linesville. They erected structural steel in the Tri-State area of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York. Linesville Construction Co. came into being in 1955 when "Tub" bought two bulldozers and started an excavating business, engaging in farm conservation work, building roads, moving drilling rigs, etc. This company was incorporated in 1960, and he was named its president. Having been raised in the oil fields and never having gotten pipelining out of his system, in 1957 he started doing pipeline distribution work and gradually entered into all phases of pipeline construction. One interesting project of the Linesville Construction Co. was the laying of the first natural gas line in Vermont from the Canadian border south to Burlington. This was constructed in the winter of 1965! Linesville Construction Co. had many contracts with major oil and gas companies in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia. The main office and warehouse of the company was located in Linesville, PA. "Tub" always gave much of the credit for the success of the companies to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the faithful and dedicated men and women who had worked with him. He was an extremely active business entrepreneur with many interests that included Summers Leasing, Riverside Golf Course, Summers and Perkins Drilling, Spaldings, Inc. in Meadville, and St. Lucy Development. He was very active in the community affairs of Linesville and was a member of many civic organizations, which included being on the Meadville Medical Center Board for 11 years and the Integra Bank Board for 15 years. "Tub" and his wife Ardeth were founding members of Jonathan's Landing in Jupiter, Florida. He enjoyed hunting and boating and was partial to hunting pheasants in South Dakota and deer and wild turkey in Pennsylvania. Survivors include a daughter, Leslie Ferraro and her husband, Mark, of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Lynn C. Summers; two sisters, Inez Asburry and Erma Lou Summers; and three brothers, Harold Lawson Summers, Ray Donald Summers, and Harry D. Summers. A Viewing will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Grace Immanuel Bible Church 17475 Jonathan Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458 from 10 AM until 12 PM followed by a Funeral Service 12 PM at Grace Immanuel Bible Church . In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Expositor Seminary at Grace Immanuel Bible Church, 17475 Jonathan Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458 or Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, 1230 So. Old Dixie Hwy., Jupiter, FL 33458 or Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407

Clairmont "Tub" Summers

May 26, 1926 - June 21, 2016