1. a drop in standard of an isolated or temporary nature: a lapse of justice. 2. a break in occurrence, usage, etc: a lapse of five weeks between letters. 3. a gradual decline or a drop to a lower degree, condition, or state: a lapse from high office. 4. a moral fall.
Summersville is a city in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,572 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Nicholas County. Summersville was named for Lewis Summers, a local judge.
Joseph Willis Summers was born February 21, 1879, on the old Summers homestead near the small town of Marquess, Preston County (WV). He attended the local school and spent his early years on the farm.