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at Grady Memorial Hospital after he was shot during an attempted robbery in Smyrna.
The funeral is 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church of Marietta. A graveside
service will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Keysville United Methodist Church Cemetery. Jeff
Eberhart Funeral Home of Dallas is in charge of arrangements. Whatever Mr. Gunn made
a living at, it almost always involved motors and something mechanical. He sold cars and
motorcycles in various sales positions. He repaired them, too, as a certified technician
specialist or master mechanic. From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Gunn lived in Phoenix, where he
was a program manager with the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute. He and his wife moved
to Atlanta in the early 1990s, where he worked as a service writer for a now-defunct
Volkswagen dealership in Marietta. He also ran Gunn Consulting Group Inc., a Dallasbased
firm that advised small companies on business management. Mr. Gunn had attended
college briefly at Arizona State University in Phoenix, but he got serious about higher
education in Atlanta. He earned undergraduate degrees in marketing and sales, and two
MBAs — one in marketing and one in operations management — from Kennesaw State
University, his wife said. “To do this in his mid-40s was a lifelong accomplishment,” she
said. “He had wanted to get his Ph.D., but it didn’t pan out.” In 2001, Mr. Gunn became a
part-time teacher in Chattahoochee Technical College’s dual enrollment program. He
eventually became a full-time instructor in automotive technology, where he was known for
his expertise in motorcycle mechanics. “The man could break down a bike and put it
together with his eyes closed,” his daughter said. “He knew a bike like the back of his hand.
He knew his stuff.” Survivors in addition to his wife and daughter include a son, Casey Joe
Gunn of Bonaire; three brothers, Louie F. Gunn Jr. of Augusta, James O. Gunn of Evans,
and Delma Gunn of Keysville; six sisters, Mary Gunn Ward of Martinez, Elaine Gunn
Richardson of North Augusta, S.C., Lois Gunn Hall of Keysville, Doris Gunn Ermokovich
of Augusta, Audrey Gunn Harker of Horscham, Pa., and Judy Gunn Kent of Keysville;
and a grandson. (Thomas and Sarah Boatwright Gunn desc)
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DALLAS, Ga. - Mr. Joe Allen Gunn, age 55, of Dallas, Ga., passed away June 21, 2009. Mr.
Gunn was born June 15, 1954 in Jefferson, Ga., son of the late Tressie Mae Cain & Louie
F. Gunn, Sr. Mr. Gunn was Department Chair of Applied Technology Instructor for
Chattahoochee Technical Institute. He was a member of the Methodist Faith. Mr. Gunn is
survived by his wife of 24 years, Rebecca "Becky" Gunn; one son, Casey Joe Gunn; one
daughter, Heather Joann Gunn Pearson of Augusta, Ga.; three brothers, Louie F. Gunn,
Jr. of Augusta, Ga., James O. Gunn of Evans, Ga., Delma Gunn of Keysville, Ga.; six
sisters, Mary Gunn Ward of Martinez, Ga., Elaine Gunn Richardson of North Augusta,
S.C., Lois Gunn Hall of Keysville, Ga., Doris Gunn Ermakovich of Augusta, Ga., Audrey
Gunn Harker of Horsham, Pa., and Judy Gunn Kent of Keysville, Ga.; one grandson,
Jarrett Pearson of Augusta, Ga.; many nieces and nephews; and many beloved friends.
Funeral services for Mr. Gunn will be held Friday, June 26, 2009, at 11 a.m. at the First
United Methodist Church of Marietta located at 56 Whitlock Ave., Marietta, Ga. 30064,
with Dr. Matthews officiating. Music to be provided by Jeff Eberhart accompanied by
Becky Bearden. Mr. Gunn's body will lie in state at the church from 9 a.m. till the time of
the service. A graveside service will follow in the Keysville United Methodist Church
Cemetery in Keysville, Ga. on Saturday, June 27th, at 4 p.m. Family to gather at 3:30 p.m.
Please omit flowers. Donations may be made to the American Motorcycle Association, 1-