Richard Summey, 81, former GHS principal
May 2, 2024
Richard Glover Summey of West Columbia, a former principal of Georgetown High School, died April 24 in Pawleys Island. He was 81.
He was born March 14, 1943, in Hendersonville, N.C., a son of Hicks Albert Summey and Rose Evelyn Huggins Summey.
After graduating from East Henderson High School in East Flat Rock, he earned degrees from Brevard College, East Tennessee State University and the University of Virginia. While at Brevard he lettered in basketball, track and cross country.
Mr. Summey was a teacher and an elementary, middle and high school principal. He served as principal of Pine Ridge Middle School in West Columbia and Brookland-Cayce High School in Columbia. He retired as principal of Georgetown High in 2001.
He was passionate about his work as a principal and loved to see his students achieve in school and life.
After he retired, he worked as a consultant with Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Mr. Summey was an avid sports fan. He followed the University of North Carolina Tarheels basketball team and the South Carolina Gamecocks football team.
He was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his daughter, Marla Rhett Moberly Meredith of Georgetown; his grandchildren, Cole Meredith and Carson Meredith, both of Georgetown; a special friend, Bob Davis of Lexington; a niece, Robin Hulsey; and a nephew, Scott Summey.
His brother, H. M. Summey, died before him.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Georgetown.
Memorials may be made to Valley Hill Baptist Church, 118 School St., Hendersonville, NC 28739.
Condolences may be send at ridgewayfh.com.
