Obituaries: James Wiley Gunn, 1952, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: May 16, 1952 Winnfield News-American

Wiley Gunn, Well Known Leader of Winn Succumbs

Former Police Jury Head, School Board Man Buried Saturday

Funeral services were held at the Mt. Zion Methodist Church at 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 10, 1952, for James Wiley Gunn, prominent Winn Parish citizen
who died early Friday afternoon at the age of 61 years, 11 months, and 27
days.  Rites were conducted by the Reverends C. J. T. Cotton of Mt. Zion, Mrs.
Lula Wardlow of Montgomery, and J. W. Lee of Natchitoches, and interment was
in the Mt. Zion Cemetery with Masonic ceremonies at graveside.

Pallbearers were J. E. Garner, Johnny Keiffer, Mack McGinty, Irvin Shaw, Frank
Fredieu, and Ollie Bishop.

A native of Bienville, La., Mr. Gunn was born May 12, 1890, and affiliated
with the Methodist Church at the age of 12.  He was a member of Mt. Zion
Church since 1942.

WAS WINN OFFICIAL

He was president of the Police Jury of Winn Parish for four years and later
served as school board member from Ward five.  He was a member of Montgomery
Masonic Lodge, No. 168 F. & A. M.

Mr. Gunn was married Feb. 12, 1913 to Miss Jessie Frances Neal, and to this
union were born three sons: James Jeff Gunn of Philadelphia, Pa., Murrell
Harrison Gunn of Montgomery, and Will Howard Gunn of Houston, Texas.  He is
survived by his wife and three sons and four grandchildren; a brother, D. C.
Gunn, and four sisters: Mrs. Virginia Dyer of Cheyneville, Mrs. Mary
Bartlett, Mrs. Grace Ernest and Mrs. Eunice Glotfelter, all of El Paso, Tex.

Honorary pallbearers included Cheston Stevens, Willard Kilpatrick, Owen
Wardlaw, F. G. Wardlaw, W. P. Williams, Conley Strickland, T. W. Fowler, Henry
Keiffer, Howard Kilpatrick, E. W. McGinty, J. T. McLamore, Dr. M. L. Kuhlman
and Edd Mitchell.