William Malcolm Dunn

William Malcolm Dunn obituary

William Malcolm Dunn

William Dunn Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel - Knoxville on Sep. 9, 2025.

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William Malcolm Dunn, 85, of Knoxville, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 1, 2025. Born October 7, 1939, in Hartford, KY. Malcolm was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He played baseball and basketball at Tennessee Wesleyan college where he met and married his wife Sue (Woolsey). He served in the Air Force in Germany and coached AAU basketball in his free time. He loved golf and was a huge Tennessee Vols fan. He is preceded in death by his daughter Leslie and leaves behind his loving wife Sue, son Malcolm (Chip), grandchildren, Madison, River and Brooklyn, and daughters-in-law- Robin Dunn and Angie Doyle. He will be buried September 15th at 1p.m. located at the Knoxville National Cemetery 939 Tyson St.

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