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live where there were trees and water, so graduation from Tech brought him and his family
to Seattle to work for Boeing. His fourth son was born in Seattle and through the years he
relished the outdoor activities the area has to offer. With his family (and Scout Troop 284)
he spent countless weekends hiking and camping. He always enjoyed seeing new places and
things and he & Connie"s life together was rich in experiences ranging from swimming
with piranha in the Amazon to getting iced in on a fishing boat in the Bearing Sea to
attending his son"s Shinto Wedding in Tokyo. Boating was a big part of his life and he was
a 26 year member of the Queen City Yacht club. Erwin is survived by his wife Connie and
sons Daniel and David of Seattle, Douglas of Samoa, and Dennis (wife Midori) of Tokyo. He
leaves grandchildren: Naomi Sikur (husband Csaba), Natha, Gunn, Austin Gunn, Morgan
Gunn, and Bowie Gunn, and great grandchildren Conner Andersen, Benajmin Sikur,
Austin and Staysha Gunn. We will all miss him greatly. The family requests remembrances
be made to the Alzheimer"s Association. Published in print on 12/10/2004. Boatwright
Gunn descendant)
Espy F. Gunn
Lexington Clipper: 15 January 1948 - HEART ATTACK FATAL TO ESPY FRANKLIN
GUNN. Espy F. Gunn, popular and efficient custodian at the local high school died
suddenly last Thursday. He had been at work, and complained of not feeling well. On his
way home he is said to have suffered a heart attack and died before he reached his home.
Espy Franklin Gunn was born October 20, 1893, in Dawson County. He was one of eight
children born to Burrel and Rozella Gunn. He was united in marriage to Miss Stella
Westfall, January 1, 1919, and to this union was born one son, Donald Gunn. Mr. Gunn
was a farmer most of his life until 1927. Then for about two years he was employed by a
gas company in South Dakota. He returned to Lexington in 1928, and the family made
their home here since that time. He worked for a lumber company and other firms for some
time then in 1939 became custodian at the Lexington High School. He continued until his
death. He had always been in good health and his sudden death from a heart attack on
January 8, came as a great surprise and shock to family and friends. He was preceded In
death by his father and mother, two brothers and two sisters. Mr. Gunn is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Stella Gunn, and one son, Donald; two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Orthman, Hysham,
Montana; Mrs. Ica Bullock, Anaheim, California; one brother, Jesse A. Gunn, Oxford,
Indianna; twenty-two nieces and nephews and many other more distant relatives. Mr.
Gunn was a member of the Lexington Methodist Church. Those who knew him speak of
him as a honest and upright man, He was known for his gentle disposition in his home and
students and teachers of the school will remember him as a kindly and friendly person.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Lexington, Sunday, January 11,
1948, with Rev. L. R. Davis in charge. Internment was in Greenwood Cemetery. (Elisha
and Henrietta Wilkes Gunn descendant)
Essie Gunn
Essie Mae Gunn Lee, 69, widow of Ralph Jefferson Lee, of 180 Lee Drive, died Dec. 30,
1999, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. She was a daughter of the late William Wesley and
Icey Emma Smith Gunn. Member: Grace Baptist Church.Survivors: sons, Ralph Thomas
Lee of Mountain Rest, and Gregory Lee of Salem; daughters, Patricia Lusk of Salem, and