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Bryant College, Providence, Rhode Island and Old Dominion University in Norfolk. She
retired after a 28 years as a teacher in the Virginia Beach and Norfolk School Systems. Her
daughter Carole Gunn of Washington survives her. Her brother Frank Davis Luck, III,
preceded her in death. Paul Funeral Home of Washington, N.C. is serving the Gunn family.
Bess Gunn Dulan,
Bess Gunn Dulan , 86, died - Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, at Butterfield Trail Village from
complications of Alzheimer's Disease. Born July 2, 1914, in Biardstown, Texas, she was the
fifth child and second daughter of Joel E. Gunn and Martha Elizabeth Walker Gunn,
descendants of early settlers of Texas. She is survived by her husband, Harold A. Dulan,
University of Arkansas professor emeritus of finance, whom she married on May 31, 1946,
in Austin, Texas. Bess spent her earliest years in east Texas and later moved with her
family to Austin where she earned a B.B.A. degree in general business from the University
of Texas in 1934. Prior to marrying Dr. Dulan, she was employed at the capitol of the state
of Texas, as a systems engineer for International Business Machines and as a computer
systems supervisor for the University of Texas. Bess was a member of Central United
Methodist Church; Chapter K, PEO; Marion Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution; Daughters of the Republic of Texas; and Alpha Delta Pi sorority. A dedicated
advocate of community service, she served on the board of the American Cancer
Association and was a volunteer at Washington Regional Hospital and the Fayetteville City
Library. She was an avid reader and was a mmber of several book clubs. She enjoyed
playing bridge and was a member of the University Women's Bridge Club, Newcomers
Bridge Club, the University Faculty Club and others. During her children's school years,
she often served on the PTA and as homeroom mother. Bess placed a high value on
education and often took courses at the University of Arkansas, including those taught by
her husband. She enjoyed walking, jazzercise and sewing. Bess was a loving wife, mother
and grandmother, and a loyal friend. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three
daughters, Susan Hall of Wichita, Kan., Kathleen Alexander of Little Rock and Betsy
Sexton of Collierville, Tenn.; four granddaughters, Denise Hall Montgomery of Berkeley,
Calif., Alice Hall of Chicago, Ill., Rachel Sexton of Alexandria, Va., and Christina Lock of
Little Rock; one great-grand- son, Robert Lock.. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001,at Butterfield Trail Village Convocation Room, under the direction
of Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville. Officiating will be the Rev. Gary B. Lunsford. In lieu of
flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Fayetteville City Library, 217 E.
Dickson, Fayetteville, 72701, or Central United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1106,
Fayetteville, Washington (Thomas and Sarah Boatwright Gunn desc)
Betsy Gunn
Mrs Betsy Gunn the affectionately known Aunt Betsey aged 81 years died June 16, 1893
near Crawfordville, Georiga. She outlived all of her children. She will be interred in the
Barnett Baptist Church Cemetery.
Bette "Lu" Gunn
Bette "Lu" Gunn, born September 1, 1922, joined her husband of 64 years, Walter H.
Gunn, on September 25, 2007. She was born and raised in Kansas City. While raising her