Mrs. Suzanne Cummings McIntire

Mrs. Suzanne Cummings McIntire passed away on April 28, 2024, at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point, Mississippi. Suzanne was born on June 18, 1950, in Ruleville, Mississippi to the late JW Cummings and Opal Watkins Cummings. She grew up in West Point along with her siblings and graduated from West Point High School and Mississippi University for Women with a degree in education and speech therapy. She enjoyed teaching special education and speech therapy for elementary students at West Clay Elementary and West Point City School system until her retirement at age 65. Suzanne enjoyed drawing/painting and lent her skills both in the school setting and in prop design for children’s programs at Trinity Baptist Church in West Point where she was a member. At Trinity Baptist Church, she faithfully displayed her musical talent as the organist there for over 25 years alongside her husband Edd McIntire who continues to lead the church song service. Suzanne married Edd McIntire on July 31, 1976, in West Point and was a loving mother and grandmother to her three children and four grandchildren. Caring for and teaching children was the passion of Suzanne’s life, and it wasn’t uncommon for former students to greet and hug her whenever they saw her in town. She was an especially devoted grandmother, and her greatest joy was planning fun-filled adventures and activities for her grandchildren. Her exuberance and devotion forged unbreakable bonds and memories for them. After retirement, she enjoyed traveling, family gatherings and participating in the West Point Consolidated Retired Teachers Association for which she served as Vice President and President. In addition to her parents, Suzanne was preceded in death by one infant brother, Gary Owen Cummings. Suzanne is survived by her husband Edd McIntire of Cedar Bluff; two daughters, Courtney M. Robbins (Lefferage “Leff”) and Holly L. McIntire of Birmingham, Alabama; one son, Marcus L. McIntire (Kayci) of Madison, Mississippi; four grandchildren, Gavin R. McIntire (Gabriella “Gabby”) of Madison, Mississippi, Neely R. McIntire of Madison, Mississippi, Owen L. Robbins of Birmingham, Alabama and Noah E. Robbins of Birmingham, Alabama; one great-grandson, Gian R. McIntire of Madison, Mississippi; two brothers, Rufus Terry Cummings of West Point, Mississippi and Myron Watkins Cummings (Nieda) of Gulfport, Mississippi; one sister, Pamela Mae Cummings of Oxford, Mississippi. She will also be fondly remembered by many nephews, nieces and cousins. Visitation will be on Friday, May 3, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at Calvert Funeral Home in West Point. Funeral services will follow at 10:00 AM from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Mike Smith officiating and assisted by Brother William “Bubba” Vest. Burial will follow at Memorial Garden Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Pallbearers will be Leff Robbins, Gavin McIntire, Owen Robbins, Noah Robbins, Jacob Bunch, and Myron Cummings, Jr. Honorary Pallbearers will be Suzanne's Church Family at Trinity Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1075, West Point, Mississippi 39773 or to Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39216. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com.