Dennis Paul Tummons 70 years, 8 months, 9 days, passed away after suffering many ordeals of surgery, on Wednesday morning around 8AM, June 9, 2021. He was born in Springfield, MO on September 30, 1950 to Vaughn and Golda (Highfill) Tummons. He went to Morrisville School. After graduating, his life was mostly being employed at Colonial Bakery, which turned to Sara Lee Bakery, for more than 22 years.

Dennis was a Mason and was a member of Tin Town Missionary Baptist Church. He was saved as a young man, baptized in Pomme de Terre River by Pastor Chester Viles. He loved the Lord and knew many chapters of the King James Bible. He was a very good rifleman. Dennis loved to hunt in Colorado and has several elk heads on his walls.

Dennis is survived by a sister, Peggy Watson; brother, Kenneth Tummons and wife Judy; sister-in-law, Betty Tummons; a very dear friend and caregiver, Dorothy Routh; 3 nieces, 3 nephews, several great nieces and nephews, other family and many friends.

Dennis was preceded in death by his parents, Vaughn and Golda Tummons and brother, Randy Tummons.

Visitation will be from 1:00PM until service time on Monday, June 14, 2021, at Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home, Walnut Grove. Funeral services will begin at 2:00PM, at the funeral home, with burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, Willard.