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Phillip R. Gunn, James A. Bumbry II, Harry E. Cunningham, Tony "Tee" Jordan, all of
Roanoke; two sisters, Sonya Y. Gunn, Regina R. Cunningham, both of Roanoke; maternal
grandparents, Carlton and Theresa Harden, Danville; godfather, Phillip R. Williams,
Roanoke; five aunts; five uncles; a host of relatives and friends. Funeral service will be
Saturday, May 25, 1996, at 11 a.m. in the Jerusalem Baptist Church with Dr. J. Eugene
Young officiating. Interment will follow at the church Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. Viewing will
begin at the funeral home Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home
Aquinas Gunn, Sister
OP, of Dominican Convent, Sparkill, New York, died on October 29, 2000 at Dominican
Convent. Born in New York City, Helen Catherine (Sister Aquinas) was the daughter of
Patrick and Martha McCallum Gunn. Helen Catherine Gunn entered the Dominican
Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary in Sparkill on June 24, 1923. Sister Aquinas
professed her first vows in 1924 and final vows in 1930. Sister Aquinas Gunn earned a BA
from Manhattan College in 1949 and an MA from Fordham University in 1955; both
degrees were for Spanish. Sister Aquinas began her teaching career at St. Paul?s, Norwich,
NY, from 1925-28. From 1928-35, Sister taught at St. Rita?s in the Bronx and St. Rose?s in
Manhattan. Sister taught in the New York area from 1937-44 (St. Rita?s, Staten Island and
St. Helena?s Elementary, Parkchester), and from 1947-66 at Holy Rosary High School,
NYC. From 1935-37 she taught at Holy Redeemer School, Webster Groves, MO and later,
from 1944-47, taught in St. Mark?s High School, Missouri. She continued to teach Spanish
at St. Edmund?s High School, Brooklyn until her retirement in 1981. Sr. Aquinas had
completed 55 years as a teacher. After her retirement in 1981, Sr. Aquinas served the
Sisters in Dominican Convent, especially through her loving care in the dining room. She
saw to the details that make everyone feel comfortable and at home. Her warm and loving
smile will be greatly missed. Sr. Aquinas is survived by her nieces, Mary Jane Dykeman
and Margaret Geraghty; her cousin, Maryanne Cavanaugh; and other cousins as well as
grandnieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Dominican
Convent on Thursday, November 2, 2000 at 10:30 a.m. Visitation is on Wednesday,
November 1, 2000 from 3:30 to 8:30 at the Convent, 125 Rte. 340, Sparkill, NY. Interment
will be at St. Agnes Cemetery in Sparkill. Arrangements are by Michael J. Higgins Funeral
Home, New City.
Ara Gunn
WALNUT - Ara Cross Gunn, 80, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, at the North Mississippi
Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of the Harmony Baptist
Church in Walnut. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Harmony Baptist Church with Bro.
Tony Morrow and Bro. Brian Tatum officiating. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery.
McBride Funeral Home in Ripley is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include two
sisters, Joan Richerson of Walnut and Florence Cross of Falkner; a brother, John Marlin
Cross Jr. of Collierville, Tenn.; a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by
her husband, James Edward Gunn; her parents, John Marlin and Grace Barkley Cross;