Carl S. Dunbar

Carl Stanley Dunbar, 60, of Hopewell, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at his residence.

He was a life long resident of Hopewell. Mr. Dunbar served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam conflict and was a retired firefighter for the City of Hopewell He was preceded in death by his father, Anson Elwood Dunbar Sr.; two brothers, Robert E. Dunbar and Anson (Doodle) Dunbar Jr.; and a grandson, Bryce A. McKinney.

Surviving are his wife of 41 years, Brenda I. Dunbar of Hopewell; two daughters, Tammy Anderson and husband, Bill, and Tonya McKinney and husband, Drew; a son, Carl Steven Dunba, all of Hopewell; his mother, Mildred I. Dunbar of Prince George, two grandchildren, Erin Anderson and Skylar Anderson; five sisters, Dolores W. Dunbar of Prince George, Patricia L. Creech and husband, Curt, of Prince George, Margie K. Dowd and husband, Daniel, of Hopewell, Joan G. Kwosek and husband, Gerald, of Gilbert, Ariz., Linda D. Marsh and husband, Rober,t of El Paso, Texas; two brothers, William E. Dunbar and wife, Barbara, of Powhatan and David E. Dunbar and wife, Ora, of Chester; two sisters-in-law, Anita Dunbar of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Mari Dunbar of Prince George, Va.; many nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at the Hopewell Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, in the Appomattox Cemetery, with the Rev. Raz Stephens, pastor, Crater View Baptist Church, officiating. Condolences may be registered with www.jtmorriss.com.