Rhonda Cheerie Phillips Cummings, 69, of Sebastian, Florida passed over at home on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 surrounded by love as she went to join our father in heaven.

Cheerie was born to John Richard (d. 1982) and Bonnie Stanfill (d. 2021) on July 14, 1952 in Jackson, Tennessee. Her family later settled in Florida where she attended and graduated from Martin County High School in 1970. After High School, Cheerie moved to Miami to attend Sheridan Williams Business College. After college, she started working in the cruise industry and found her sense of adventure in traveling.

Cheerie became pen pals with a classmate from high school who was serving in the Air Force during the same time she was working and traveling. Friendship turned to love and she married Charles David Cummings in 1974. They lived in North Palm Beach and decided to buy land in Sebastian, where they built their house and moved to Indian River County in 1978.

Cheerie then took on her most challenging role as mother when she gave birth to Heather Lea (b. 1979) during Hurricane David, and later to Charles Richard (b. 1982). Once Richie was old enough to attend school, Cheerie found her niche in banking and later worked at the Indian River County Courthouse until her retirement.

Cheerie was a Born Again Christian whose faith sustained her as she battled cancer multiple times to remission. She was a voice of faith to all who would listen.

Cheerie is survived by her husband, Charles David (b. 1950), her children; Heather Lea and Charles Richard, her siblings; Belinda Summers (Sebastian, FL), Greg Phillips (Jackson, TN), Shawn Phillips (Jackson, TN), and April Grogan (Seymour, TN). She is preceded in death by both her parents, John Richard (d. 1982) and Bonnie Stanfill (d. 2021).

A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 11:00am at Seawinds Funeral Home in Sebastian, Florida. Visitation with family and friends will be 10-11.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to VNA Hospice of Treasure Coast. Donations may be at VNATC.org or by mail to:

1110 35th Lane

Vero Beach, FL

32960

Family and friends wishing to send messages or stories of remembrance are asked to visit Cheerie's memorial page at www.seawindsfh.com/obits