Dr. Charles Geddes Summers of Clinton, Utah, died on August 12 at Davis Hospital of acute respiratory failure. Charles was born on December 24, 1941 to Charles R. and Selma Geddes Summers of Clinton. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was active in the scouts and achieved the rank of eagle.
Charles graduated from Davis High School with honors and then earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in entomology from Utah State University, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. After completing his master’s degree, he was accepted at Cornell University and completed his PhD program in entomology and biochemistry.
Charles spent 40 years in the University of California education system, first at Berkeley and then at UC Davis. He was a researcher and was the director of the Kearney Agricultural Center in Parlier, California. In California he met his wife Beverly, whom he married in February 1977.
At a young age, Charles was a pilot, an avid fly fisherman and hunter. He loved nothing more than nature. He often talked about family outings to see his beloved Yellowstone. He and his wife later developed a great love for the Hawaiian Islands and Yosemite National Park, where they regularly went on vacation.
After the death of his wife Beverly and his retirement, he returned to Clinton, Utah, where he has lived for seven and a half years.
Charles preceded his parents and wife Beverly in death. He leaves behind his sister Marilyn (John) Diamond and three nephews and two nieces, John (Kathy) Diamond, Jed Diamond and Jordan (Tara) Diamond, whom he adored. He is also survived by four great nieces, Summer, Whitney, Kynli and Paisli Diamond, and five great nephews Jaydaan, Jace, Jaxton, Mason and Carson. They were the light of his life and he was always happy about their hugs.
Charles will be honored at a funeral service at Plain City Cemetery at 4373 W. 1975 N. Plain City UT on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., where he will be buried.
Instead of flowers, please make a contribution to the Utah State Department of Biology / Entomology Scholarship Fund on behalf of Charles Geddes Summers, born in 1964.
Published by Myers Mortuary August 18 to August 19, 2021.
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