Thomas Lee Cummings, Jr.

Funeral services for Thomas Lee Cummings, Jr., of Whitesboro, Texas, were held at 2 p.m. Jan. 3, 2024 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home Chapel. Thomas passed away Dec. 29, 2023, at the age of 60.

Thomas Lee Cummings, Jr. was born on Nov. 28, 1963, in Hugo, Okla., the son of Thomas Lee Cummings, Sr. and Shirley Ann (Springs) Cummings. He was preceded in death by his father and grandparents.

Tommy grew up in Tecumseh, however he spent many summers and vacations visiting his family in Hugo. He graduated from Tecumseh High School and then received his Master’s Degree in education from Texas Women’s University. Tommy started teaching history in 1988, a subject he truly enjoyed. Tommy went on to have many successful and rewarding years in administration and coaching, retiring in 2022. He had a passion for helping students, whether that was on the field or in the classroom, he wanted to help them succeed. Most known as Coach Cummings, but also known as a great friend. He was loved by many kids and touched the lives of many students. In Tommy’s spare time, he enjoyed playing ball with his daughter, fishing and anything that involved sports, especially when it involved the Oklahoma Sooners or the Dallas Cowboys. He also, enjoyed going to church, he was a man of faith and wanted to share that with others. Tommy’s greatest joy in life truly was his family. His passing has left a void in their lives, but his memory will live on through all who knew and loved him.

Tommy is survived by his wife, Rena Cummings of Hugo; daughter, Tawny Lane Cummings and significant other of Oakridge, Texas; a granddaughter; mother, Shirley Cummings of Tecumseh; sister, Patty Payne and husband of Hugo; brother, Michael Cummings of Shawnee, Okla.; mother and father-in-law; a brother-inlaw; a sister-in-law; along with a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts and other family, friends and loved ones.

Interment followed the service at Springs Family Cemetery with Doyle Reynolds and Donnie Wilson officiating, under the direction of Miller & Miller Funeral Home.