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W. A. T. Gunn
Mr. W. A. T. Gunn an old and respected citizen of the 8th District of Robertson County,
Tennessee died at his residence last Thursday, June 28, 1883 at the age of 60 years. He was a
consistent member of the Cedar Hill Methodist Church, beloved by its members, as well as
the entire community. (William Alexander Thomas Gunn s/o Alexander and Nancy Graves
Gunn. (Thomas and Sarah Boatwright Gunn desc)
Wallace Gunn
Wallace"Wally" Gunn of New Laguna, passed away in Grants, NM early Tuesday morning.
He was 90. Wallace was born in New Laguna on June 11, 1908 to Kenneth C.C. Gunn and
Meta Atsye Gunn. He was preceded in death by his wife of over 50 years, ; one son, Robert
Gunn; two brothers, Bruce Gunn and John R. Gunn; three sisters, Agnes Gottlieb, Jessie
Humphries, and Florence Gunn. Wallace is survived by one son, Donald Gunn and his wife,
Barbara of Grants; one sister, Lottie Abeita of Isleta; four grandchildren, Jeffrey Gunn of
Albuquerque, David Gunn of New Laguna, Christina Gunn of Grants, and Yvonne
Benschop of California; five great-grandchildren, Elaine, Elizabeth and Andrew Gunn of
Laguna and Kevin and Amanda Benschop of California; and a sister-in-law, Bennie Milan of
Milan, NM; as well as numerous nieces and nephews in New Mexico, California, Texas,
Georgia, Idaho, Colorado, and Oregon. Wallace was a native of this area and lived most of
his life in the area. He and his wife, Mary operated the Villa de Cubero from 1937-1972. He
was active as a member of Lebanon Masonic Lodge in Gallup since 1946, in addition a
member of the Scottish Rite Santa Fe Lodge of Perfection, and Ballut Abyad Shrine Temple,
as well as being a former member of the Lion"s Club. He served as a member of The County
School Board for many years, and was instrumental in obtaining funds needed for the
building and development of Laguna High School through his lobbying efforts in
Washington, DC. He was also a pioneer aviator in the early years of aviation. Visitation will
be held Thursday, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at Grants Mortuary Chapel. Christian and
Masonic Funeral services will be held Friday, 10:00 a.m., at Grants Mortuary Chapel with
Fr. Emeric Nordmeyer O.F.M. officiating. Graveside services will follow at Fairview
Memorial Park in Albuquerque and are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Pallbearers will be Jeffrey
Gunn, David Gunn, Paul Milan, Jake Abraham, Hans Gottlieb, and Ricky Abeita. Honorary
pallbearers include Joseph Fidel, Frank Holmberg, Lawrence Peterson, Gerald Friedman,
Joe Cronk and Frank Canfield. The Gunn Family requests, that in lieu of flowers, donations
be made to Shriners Children"s Hospital, 3160 Geneva Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020 or 911
West Fifth Avenue, Spokan, WA, or to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of NM, First Security
Bank Building, Ste. #203, 5301 Central Avenue, Albuquerque, NM 87108. Grants Mortuary
is in charge of arrangements.
Wallace H. Gunn
Wallace H. (Wally) Gunn, Sr. passed away on the morning of March 3, 2001 of complications
due to cancer. He was born June 20, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Harold Gunn and
Emily Manola Lee. He grew up in southern Cali-fornia, and married Donna Homer on
September 1, 1942 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They raised their four children in
California: Harold W. (Gail) Gunn, Jr. of South Jordan; Michal Ann (Richard) Bartlett of
St. George; Spencer H. (Chris) Gunn of Santa Clara; and Melinda (Tom) Bandley of Orem.
Donna preceded him in death on January 19, 1993. Their posterity includes 20