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Private funeral services will be held at 3 o"clock tomorrow afternoon, with burial in
Fairview cemetery. Altoona Times, Monday Morning, October 14, 1918
Mary Elizabeth Gunn
After a brief illness, Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Gunn died peacefully Sunday, March 20,
2011, in Arlington, Texas. Memorial service: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at First United
Methodist Church, 313 N. Center St., Arlington, with Dr. David N. Mosser officiating.
Interment: 11 a.m. Wednesday in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington. Visitation: The
family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Wade Family Funeral Home, 4140 W.
Pioneer Parkway, Arlington. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the
Floyd and Beth Gunn Scholarship Fund at First United Methodist Church of Arlington.
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Gunn was born in Oklahoma in 1914. She graduated from
Ardmore High School and attended Oklahoma College for Women and Oklahoma A&M.
She married Floyd M. Gunn and they moved to Arlington in 1947 to build a future for
themselves and support a growing community. She served PTAs in several officer positions
for a period spanning 30 years and worked as a librarian at Dunn Elementary and at Gunn
Junior High. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Daughters of The
American Revolution, and was a charter member of the Arlington Woman's Club. Beth's
passion for genealogy resulted in becoming an avid member of the Genealogy Society and
authoring three books (Kendrick, Fitzgerald and Gunn families) that are registered with
the Library of Congress. A member of First United Methodist Church for 63 years, she
served as Sunday school teacher, Children's Choir director, a member of the choir and
handbell groups, and a member of the Aldersgate Sunday School Class for over 50 years.
An avid camper, traveler, game player and reader, Beth and Floyd enjoyed their many
friends, neighbors and family and were known for welcoming others into their home and
lives. A Texas Rangers fan, she helped cheer them into the World Series. Beth's favorite
role was as "Nana" to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who loved being with
her. Beth was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Floyd, who is the namesake
for Floyd M. Gunn Junior High School in Arlington. Survivors: She will be missed by her
children, Stuart Harris (Pam), Diane Keoun (Craig), Bill Gunn (Mary) and Susan Gunn;
grandchildren, Troy Wetherholt, Stuart Kent Harris Jr. (Pam), Steven Harris, Stefanie
Krueger, Randy Harris, Sherri Harris, Pam Perkins, Valerie Norris (Chris), Bradley
Keoun (Esther), Dianna Bryan (Chad) and William Gunn Jr.; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mary Elliott Gunn
MARY ELLIOTT, 96, formerly of Birmingham, Alabama, died on Thursday, November
29, 2007, at her home in Bristol, Tennessee. She was born February 26, 1911, in Coushatta,
Louisiana, a daughter of the late James Elliott and Sadie Elliott Wood. She received her
B.S. degree in Nursing Education from the Employees Hospital of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron, and Railway Company (a subsidiary of U.S. Steel) in Birmingham, Alabama. She
studied at Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee, graduated from Massey Business
College in Birmingham, and was a qualified Dental Hygienist. Mary was a member of the
American Nurses' Association, National League of Nurses and the Nurses Corp of the
American Red Cross, where she actively served in disaster areas. Her last position was that