Eula May Hungate

Eula Cummins Murray Hungate, was born January 14, 1908 near Adrian, Missouri, the third, (or last) of 3 children to Clayborn J. and Marilla May Barton Cummins. Eula attended school at Mingo at Bates County, MO, one year at Cotty College in Nevada and then graduated from Adrian High School. Eula was united in marriage to Raymond C. Murray on August 28, 1928 in Adrian, MO and moved to Sutherland, Iowa. In February 1930, they moved to Everly, where Ray was the Standard Oil agent and remained there the rest of their lives. Ray died on August 10, 1957. She married William Hungate on December 31, 1961 in Everly, Iowa. They continued to live in Everly, where Eula was a homemaker and loved nature, trees, flowers, sunset and took many pictures, also of Opal Barnes of which she gave programs. She enjoyed making braided rugs and tatted doilies. She joined the Altoona, Missouri Methodist Church at an early age, and later transferred her memberships to the U.M. Church in Everly, where she taught Sunday school for 38 years and was active in MYI and the women's groups. She was an ambassador for the Goodwill trucks for 71 years. As a member of the Clay County Garden Club, she displayed in the Floral Culture building at the Clay County Fair since 1946. Eula passed away at Riverview Terrace in Spencer, Iowa on Monday, June 18, 2007 at the age of 99. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband's, Ray Murray and Bill Hungate; one sister, Gladys Roblin, one brother, Samuel Cummins; nephews: Dorvin Roblins and C.J. Cummins and a niece, Norma Jean Hooper. She is survived by a step daughter, Celia Hungate Jones and family of Florida; nephew, Virgil Cummins of Lane, Kansas; nieces, Marjorie Reynolds of Woodburn, Oregon, Ruth Bullon of Fort Worth, TX and Audrey Fenters of Hemingway, South Carolina and their families and many friends.

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