Page County IA Archives Obituaries.....Dunn, William G. 1968
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William G. Dunn
"Established Parris-Dunn Factory"
1883 - 1968
Memorial services for William G. Dunn, 85, are being planned for Tuesday
following his death at 5:15 a.m. Saturday at the Municipal Hospital. The funeral
will be at Trinity United Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dr. J.D. Almes
to officiate and Mrs. Helen Hall Hoskinson to be organist. Burial will be in
Clarinda Cemetery. Lavelle Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. 
Honorary pallbearers will include George Gerberding, J. Will Anderson, Ray
Schenck, A.W. McIntosh, Bill Mack and Earl Woods while active pallbearers are
Dr. W.G. Kuehn, Rudolph Falk, Lawson Miller, Harold Whipp, Russell Price and
George Woolson. Assisting at the registry book will be Mrs. J. Will Anderson and
Mrs. Chester Olenius. 
After an active life in Clarinda since 1920, Mr. Dunn had retired in recent
years, and ill during recent months which confined him to his home, and of late
to the West Heights Manor and Municipal Hospital.
 He was born on Jan. 30, 1883 at Westboro, Mo, attending public school at
Enterprise No 9 and the Westboro High School. He studied at Amity College at
College Springs 1901-1903, moving to Iowa to farm with his mother for three
years. In 1905, he moved to Omaha and, after attending business school, found
employment there. He was married to Pearl Ann Black in Clarinda on June 12,
1907, and they moved back to Clarinda in February 1910 where Mr. Dunn had
purchased the Clarinda Hardware Co. 
In 1920, he entered the manufacturing business, with special attention to
automotive items. Many of these were among the 75 patents which he secured
during his career. A recent book published to record some of the outstanding
improvements in early automotive history, the author pictured three of his
inventions including the gas saver, crankshaft counterbalance and motor support. 
As senior partner in Parris-Dunn Corp, he shared in the manufacturing of the
wind chargers and then the military trainer rifles, and at one time had four
factories in Clarinda under operation. The Parris-Dunn Corp received the
Army-Navy E award for excellent performance. One of Mr. Dunn's outstanding
achievements was the building of the Cruizaire airplane which successfully flew
in 1929. 
Community interests were many for "Bill" during his active years. He joined the
Reformed Presbyterian Church at an early age, transferring to Clarinda's RP
church and later Trinity United Presbyterian. He served as trustee, elder and
Sunday School teacher, assisting with planning of the recent new educational
unit. The fair association, chamber of commerce and Kiwanis Club had each named
him as their president. He was director of Iowa Manufacturers Association, and
was given honorary colonel commission by Iowa Press Columnists. 
His wife, Pearl, died in 1951, and his son Harold during the next year. He was
married to Dorothy Gregg Lee in 1952. He has four children, all of whom are at
the home at 309 W. Garfield. Lawrence (Larry) Dunn came Saturday from Wheaton,
Ill, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Miller (Margaret) of West Union, the J. Howard Dunn of
Oakmont, Pa, and Lloyd Dunn of Lower Burrell, Pa, arrived Sunday. He has 12
grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The family has plans that friends may join to establish memorials for Mr. Dunn
with the Trinity United Presbyterian Church or the Cardinal Canteen.


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