Dr. Guy T. Funk

BERMUDA RUN - Dr. Guy T. Funk, 93, an osteopathic physician, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002. He was preceded in death by his wife and mother of his two children, Mary Marguerite White Funk. Dr. Funk was born Sept. 24, 1909, to the late Dr. Thomas M. Funk and Florence Edith Asay Funk. He is survived by two daughters, Dr. Fanchon F. Funk of Tallahassee, Fla., and Marolyn A. Schauss of Clearwater, Fla. Other survivors include a sister, E. Gwendolyn Miller, of Delaware and her sons, Lt. Col. Thomas D. Miller, USAF retired, of Texas and James E. Miller of Delaware; four grandchildren and their families, Michael A. Walton of Wisconsin, Christopher P. Walton of North Carolina, Tayna E. Rodahl of Minnesota and D. Schapell Gillett of Florida; nine great grandchildren and numerous great and grand nieces and nephews. Dr. Funk moved to Winston-Salem in 1938 and established his practice as an osteopathic physician with a specialty in manipulative treatment. He actively practiced for 68 years. He and his late father, Dr. Thomas M. Funk, were the only father and son to ever graduate together (1931) from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Funk was a 32nd degree Mason, member of the Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodge and Past Grand Master of the Order of Odd Fellows where he moved through all of the offices of these organizations. He served his country as a member of the medical staff in the Merchant Marines. He was active in church choirs and assumed leadership positions as a Sunday school teacher and Board of Elders at Ardmore Moravian Church. He served three times as president of the North Carolina Osteopathic Society and has written numerous articles for osteopathic journals, addressing innovative techniques in manipulative treatment. Dr. Funk is the founder and developer of Iso-Tarp Laboratories, Inc. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at Vogler & Sons Funeral Home, 120 South Main St., Winston-Salem, N.C. with the Rev. T. Greg Little, Macedonia Moravian Church, and Dr. Bobby Roberson, Gospel Light Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in God's Acre in Old Salem. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Dr. Guy T. Funk Endowed Scholarship Fund, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, 800 Jefferson St., Kirksville, Missouri 63501-1497. The family wishes to extend sincere appreciation to the Cardiology Unit of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Bayada Nursing and to Hospice for their loving care.