Samuel Cummings

Past Master Biography: Samuel Bonner Cummings (Died 1975) Past Master: Lubbock Lodge No. 1392 Year Served: 1964–1965 I. Life & Career Early Life & Family Samuel Bonner Cummings was born in Byers, Clay County, Texas, to William Samuel Cummings and Laura Lenox Coffman. On July 21, 1940, he married Minnie Frances Walter in Lubbock, establishing a family that would become deeply rooted in the West Texas community. Legacy Brother Cummings leaves behind a distinguished legacy, most notably through his son, U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings. Judge Cummings served as a prominent legal figure in West Texas for decades, taking senior status in 2014, continuing the family\'s tradition of service to the community and the law. II. Masonic Journey Degree Work Initiated (EA): April 7, 1948 — Yellowhouse Lodge No. 841 Passed (FC): May 13, 1948 — Yellowhouse Lodge No. 841 Raised (MM): June 16, 1948 — Yellowhouse Lodge No. 841 Memberships & Affiliations Lubbock Lodge No. 1392: Primary affiliation during his leadership years. Yellowhouse Lodge No. 841: Mother Lodge (Withdrew from Plural Membership June 2, 1961, likely to dedicate his efforts to the newly chartered Lubbock Lodge). III. Service Record & Offices Held Brother Cummings served in the progressive line during the early 1960s, guiding the Lodge as its fifth Worshipful Master. Lodge Leadership (Lubbock No. 1392) Worshipful Master: 1964–1965 Senior Warden: 1963–1964 Junior Warden: 1962–1963 Senior Deacon: 1961–1962 Tiler: 1965–1966 IV. In Memoriam Brother Samuel Bonner Cummings laid down his working tools on January 27, 1975. Interment: Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Texas. Obituary: Published in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, January 28, 1975.