Born in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John W Summers
and Virginia Bosworth (Burks) Summers
Sister of
Paul Dilwyn Summers and Harriett Jean (Summers) Smith
Wife of
Claude James Witherell
— married
1927 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 77
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Sep 2023
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Biography
Hope (Summers) Witherell is Notable.
Hope Summers was an American character actress best known for her role as Clara Edwards on CBS's The Andy Griffith Show and its spinoff, Mayberry RFD.
Hope married Claude James Witherell. In 1940, the couple lived in Evanston, Illinois. James was a statistician in business research, and Hope was a radio actress. They had two young children, Deirdre and and James.[1]
Research Notes
- She was cast as the "voice" of Mrs. Butterworth's Maple Syrup in TV ads.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW4M-9D3 : Sat Jul 22 13:54:35 UTC 2023), Entry for James Witherell and Sara Witherell, Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States, 1940.
See also:
- "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGVV-QG6 : Wed Jul 19 03:34:49 UTC 2023), Entry for John W Summers and Jennie B Summers, 1910.
- Wikipedia:Hope Summers
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6859375/hope-summers: accessed 06 September 2023), memorial page for Hope Summers (7 Jun 1902–22 Jul 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6859375, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
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