Reginald Kent Dunham

1938 - 2009

Reginald Kent Dunham, 71, of South Jacksonville, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
He was born Jan. 10, 1938, in Quincy, the son of N.W. and Edna Newman Dunham. He married Linda Watson on Dec. 28, 1959, in Pittsfield, and she survives.
He is also survived by three sons and one daughter, Reginald Khoy Dunham of Springfield, Roger Kent (wife, Cathy) Dunham of Jacksonville, Lee Anne Dunham (husband, Kenny Woodlief) of Lawrence, Kan., and John Marshall Dunham of DeQuincy, La.; and two grandchildren, Amanda and Nathan Dunham, and one great-grandson, Dakota Kline, all of Jacksonville. He was preceded in death by one sister, Linda Anne Dunham.
Mr. Dunham was a 1956 graduate of Pittsfield High School, and then graduated from Colorado College in Colorado Springs in 1960. He taught at Winchester High School for 33 years, where he coached football, boys track and girls track. He had also served as a coach for MacMurray College Football and the Salem Lutheran track team. Mr. Dunham was a member of the Pittsfield Masonic Lodge, Ducks Unlimited and had served as Vice-President and President of International Carnival Glass Association. He loved duck hunting and was proud to have introduced his grandson to the sport. He and his wife owned and operated Dunham's Jewelry & Antiques for nine years. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville, with burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Pittsfield. The family will meet friends 2-5 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where a Masonic service will be held at 5 p.m. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or the Arthritis Foundation. Condolences may be left at www.buchanancody.com.