Conrad Cummings

ANNA, Ill. -- Conrad Ralph Cummings, 98, of Anna died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna.

He was born Nov. 16, 1907, in Carmi, Ill.

Cummings retired from Ford Motor Co. in 1967. He was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church in Perks, Ill.

He served in the U.S. Navy from 1927 to 1931 and in the U.S. Army in 1943.

Survivors include a son, Michael Cummings of Jefferson City, Mo.; a daughter, Carolyn Zampella of Palm Coast, Fla.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Anna from 5 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Meisenheimer Cemetery, with military rites conducted by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455.