Obituaries: James Wiley Gunn, 1952, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: May 15, 1952 Winn Parish Enterprise James Wiley Gunn of Wheeling Dies Friday, May 9 James Wiley Gunn, 61 years, 11 months, and 27 days of age, died at his home in Wheeling after a long illness. Prominent in parish affairs, Mr. Gunn served as president of the parish police jury for four years, while a member of the governing body, and later represented Ward Five on the parish school board. Born May 12, 1890 at Bienville, La., he affiliated with the Methodist Church at the age of 12, and had been a member of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church since 1942. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 168 F. & A. M., Montgomery. Mr. Gunn married Miss Jessie Francis Neal of Wheeling February 12, 1913, and to this union three sons were born, all of whom survive. He leaves his wife; three sons, James Jeff of Philadelphia; Murrell Harrison Gunn of Montgomery, and Willard Howard Gunn of Houston; four grandchildren; one brother, D. C. Gunn of Winnfield; four sisters, Mrs. Virginia Dyer, Cheneyville; Mrs. Mary Bartlett, Mrs. Grace Ernest and Mrs. Eunice Glofelter, all of El Paso, Texas. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, May 10, at 8 p.m. at Mt. Zion, with Rev. C. J. T. Cotton, pastor, Rev. Lula Wardlow of Montgomery, and Rev. J. W. Lee of Natchitoches, officiating. Burial was in Mt. Zion Cemetery with graveside services being conducted by the Masonic Lodge. Active pallbearers were J. E. Garner, Johnny Keiffer, Mack McGinty, Irvin Shaw, Frank Fredieu, and Ollie Bishop. Honorary pallbearers were Cheston Stevens, Willard Kilpatrick, Owen Wardlow, F. G. Wardow, W. P. Williams, Conley Strickland, T. W. Fowler, Henry Keiffer, Howard Kilpatrick, E. W. McGinty, J. T. McLamore, Dr. M. M. Kuhlman, and Ed Mitchell.