Walter C. Gunn Jr.

Walter C. Gunn Jr. June 14, 1924- April 24, 2008 COLUMBUS, GA— Mr. Walter C. Gunn Jr., 83, of 5739 Memphis Street, Columbus, GA. died April 24, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2008 at Gaines Chapel AME Church, Phenix City, AL. Burial will follow at Main Post Cemetery in Ft. Benning, GA. Visitation will be Thursday, May 1, 2008 from 12 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home, according to Taylor Funeral Home. Mr. Gunn was born June 14, 1924 in Russell County, AL., son of the late Rena Gunn and Walter Gunn. He accepted Christ at an early age and united with the Gaines Chapel AME Church where he was a member of the Stewards Board and senior choir. He was also a member of the Mason World Chapter 183. Mr. Gunn served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and the Vietnam War in which he received the Bronze Star. He retired after 25 years of service. He is survived by two daughters, Madeline Culepper of Houston, TX. and Rena Sexton of Austell, GA.; one brother, Harold Gunn of Columbus, GA.; two sisters, Margaret Griffin of Columbus, GA. and Rose Sallis of Washington, DC.; mother in law, Mrs. Lucille Cochran, Salem, AL.; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.