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Morehead Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fair Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Overlook Cemetery. A native of Rockingham County, he was a member of
Bethel Baptist Church and Woodmen of the World and a retired employee of Branch
Motor Express in Greensboro. Surviving are wife, Mrs. Rebecca Pearman Gunn; stepsons,
Carlton Grubbs of Atlanta, Mike Washburn of Eden; stepdaughter, Kathy Wilson of
Ruffin; sister, Mrs. Rebecca G. Harris of Collinsville; two grandchildren. The family will
be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. today.
James Earl Gunn
James Earl Gunn, 25, of Seagraves, Texas, an employee of El Paso Natural Gas .company,
died in Seagraves hospital clinic on Sunday April 24, 1949 of head and chest injuries
suffered in the collision. 'The two men in the heavy truck, believed owned by Ralph
Johnson Truck lines of "Hobbs, N.M., were trapped in the cab of'the vehicle and burned.
Cutting torches had to be employed to remove them.
James Earl Gunn
SYLVESTER -- AKC James Earl Gunn USN-Ret., 77, of Leesburg died Tuesday, March
16, 2004, at Lee County Health Care. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Liberty Hill
Baptist Church with interment in Liberty Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Scott Tomlinson will
officiate. Born July 20, 1927, in Worth County, Georgia to James Washington Gunn and
Carrie Hufstetler Gunn, Mr. Gunn had lived in Lee County since July 2003 moving from
the Opp/ Enterprise, Ala., area where he resided since 1979. Mr. Gunn operated The Gunn
Alternator Repair Shop from 1980-1997. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 23 years. He
was a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Robbie
Sanderson Gunn of Leesburg; one son, John Henry Gunn of Albany; two daughters,
Yvonne Duncan of Havelock, NC, and Margaret Gunn of Leesburg; two brothers, Gene
Gunn of Doerun and Charles Gunn of Leesburg; three sisters, Edna Hancock of Moultrie,
Myrtice Wingate of Douglas and Sue Smith of Leesburg; eight grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. Mr. Gunn was preceded in death by a daughter, Eleanor Gunn in
July 1963; a son, James O. Gunn in September 2002 and a brother, S.G. Gunn in December
2003. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Banks Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Liberty Hill Baptist Church c/o Joy
Meadows, 7712 Hwy. 133, Doerun, GA 31744. (Descendant of James W. Gunn of Brooks
County, Georgia)
James Earl Gunn
affectionately called “Fathead,” 73, died Feb. 6, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted
today, Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. with family visitation from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. at
Greater South Baptist Church, 2013 John L. Patterson Street, Springfield, with Pastor
Samuel Stratton officiating. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Cedar
Hill 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. Mr. Gunn was born June 8, 1935 in Springfield, to the late
Robert and Evell Gunn. He was educated in the public schools in Springfield. He professed
a hope in Christ Feb. 2004.He was employed by Martin Bonding Company as a plumber
and Roe’s Plumbing Company until his retirement. He was married to Connie Gunn, who
preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by a son, Curtis, a brother, Robert
Gunn Jr., and a sister, Etha Rhodes.He was a concerned and loving father who especially