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past president of the Louisiana Air Force Association and Alexandria Air Force Association,
past president of Leonidas Polk Chapter Association of the U.S. Army, past president of the
March of Dimes, Rapides Parish. He was past chairman and founding member of the
Louisiana Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. He was a 30-year friend of Bill W.
Additionally, he was a past chairman of the Rapides Parish U.S. Treasury Bond Division,
past chairman of Central Louisiana Clearing House Association, past member of the Federal
Affairs Committee, past member and director of Louisiana Bankers Association, past
chairman of the Rapides United Way Campaign, past district chairman of the Choctaw
District, Attakapas Council and the Boy Scouts of America and past chairman of the Rapides
Parish American Red Cross. Those left to cherish his memory are two daughters, Frances G.
Dick and Sally G. DuBose, both of Baton Rouge; one son, Norman L. Gunn Jr. and his wife,
Pam, of St. Louis; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mary G.
Johnston and her husband, Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, of McLean, Va. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be sent to the Lewell Sadler Gunn Memorial Fund, c/o Our Lady of Prompt
Succor Church Grounds, 420 21st St., Alexandria, LA 7130
Norman L. Gunn
Norman L. Gunn - September 26, 1927 - March 4, 2010 Norman is in the hands of our Lord
and Savior. He was born Sept. 26, 1927, in Tullos and died peacefully Thursday morning,
March 4, 2010, at the Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice. He was a native of New
London, Texas, and moved to Krotz Springs in 1957. He resided in Krotz Springs and
Erwinville for many years and in 2008 became a resident of the Louisiana War Veterans
Home in Jackson. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving on the USS Saufley (DD-
465) and the USS Parker (DD-604), earning a Victory Medal. He is survived by his former
wife and dear friend, Lucretia Meadows Gunn; daughter, Sharon Walton and husband Don
Walton, of Baton Rouge; son, Charles Wayne Gunn and wife Wanda Dean Gunn, of Dallas;
grandson, Shane Walton and wife Nikki Walton, of Melville; two great-grandsons, Ty and
Bryce Walton; and nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, David and Ruby
Pearl Gunn; a brother, H. D. Gunn; and a sister, Yvonne Taylor Hankins. Pallbearers will be
George Taylor, Baytown, Texas, Sergio Alaniz, Henderson, Texas, Harold Hankins, Canton,
Ohio, Douglas Hankins, Henderson, and Donnie Kimble and Damien Kimble, both of Baton
Rouge. Honorary pallbearers are Bryan Kimble and Blake Kimble, both of Krotz Springs.
After his discharge from the Navy, he attended college and started to work the East Texas
oilfields for Gulf Oil until being transferred to the Krotz Springs facility in 1957. He was a
plant operator and retired with 37 years of service from Chevron, formerly Gulf Oil. His love
for the country included raising cattle and horses, baling hay and farming. His pastime
included watching football, especially any Texas team, and he was an avid reader. Funeral
services were held Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Resthaven Gardens of Memory Chapel,
Baton Rouge, and were conducted by the Rev. Richard Wallace of Stevendale Baptist
Church. The family wishes to express their thanks for the excellent care, compassion and
love that was given by the doctors, nurses and staff at the Louisiana War Veterans Home in
Jackson; Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary; the Carpenter House of St. Joseph
Hospice, Baton Rouge; and all the caregivers and sitters. The family wishes to give special
recognition and thanks to Lowell Sibille. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made
to the Louisiana War Veterans Home, the Carpenter House, St. Joseph Hospice, the
American Diabetic Association or favorite charity. (George and Margaret Morrison Gunn