Judge Ed Gunn, 77, former district attorney, was laid to rest in IOOF Cemetery, Rockdale, Friday, following funeral services at the First Methodist Church, Cameron. He died 5:30 a.m. Thursday at a local hospital after several weeks illness. Gunn had been a schoolteacher, justice of the peace and city attorney of Rockdale. He served as district attorney for Milam County for 10 years. He was a resident of Cameron for 15 years, living either in Rockdale or Cameron all his life. He was born in Milam County Dec. 13, 1879.
The Rev. E.J. Davis officiated at funeral services in the Cameron First Methodist Church. Members of the County Bar Association served as pallbearers. The body lay in state for an hour at the church before funeral services began. Gunn was a member of the Methodist Church and both the state and County Bar Association. He also belonged to the Knights of Pythias and the IOOF.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Elmer, San Marcos; four daughters, Mrs. Leo Mall, Beaumont; Mrs. Zeb Fitzgerald, San Marcos, Mrs. Otto Matthews, Yoakum, and Mrs. Wesley White, Houston; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Cameron Herald (Cameron, Texas) June 20, 1957
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From his Texas certificate of death
Name: Ed Gunn
Death Date: 13 June 1957
Death Place: St. Edwards Hospital, Cameron, Milam County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 77 years 6 months
Birth Date: 13 December 1879
Birthplace: Milam County, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: J. Wiley Gunn
Father's Birthplace: Arkansas
Mother's Name: Sally Barber
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Lawyer
Place of Residence: E. 10th St., Cameron
Cemetery: I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Burial Place: Rockdale, Texas
Burial Date: 14 June 1957
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The Rev. E.J. Davis officiated at funeral services in the Cameron First Methodist Church. Members of the County Bar Association served as pallbearers. The body lay in state for an hour at the church before funeral services began. Gunn was a member of the Methodist Church and both the state and County Bar Association. He also belonged to the Knights of Pythias and the IOOF.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Elmer, San Marcos; four daughters, Mrs. Leo Mall, Beaumont; Mrs. Zeb Fitzgerald, San Marcos, Mrs. Otto Matthews, Yoakum, and Mrs. Wesley White, Houston; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Cameron Herald (Cameron, Texas) June 20, 1957
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From his Texas certificate of death
Name: Ed Gunn
Death Date: 13 June 1957
Death Place: St. Edwards Hospital, Cameron, Milam County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 77 years 6 months
Birth Date: 13 December 1879
Birthplace: Milam County, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: J. Wiley Gunn
Father's Birthplace: Arkansas
Mother's Name: Sally Barber
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Lawyer
Place of Residence: E. 10th St., Cameron
Cemetery: I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Burial Place: Rockdale, Texas
Burial Date: 14 June 1957
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Judge Ed Gunn, 77, former district attorney, was laid to rest in IOOF Cemetery, Rockdale, Friday, following funeral services at the First Methodist Church, Cameron. He died 5:30 a.m. Thursday at a local hospital after several weeks illness. Gunn had been a schoolteacher, justice of the peace and city attorney of Rockdale. He served as district attorney for Milam County for 10 years. He was a resident of Cameron for 15 years, living either in Rockdale or Cameron all his life. He was born in Milam County Dec. 13, 1879.
The Rev. E.J. Davis officiated at funeral services in the Cameron First Methodist Church. Members of the County Bar Association served as pallbearers. The body lay in state for an hour at the church before funeral services began. Gunn was a member of the Methodist Church and both the state and County Bar Association. He also belonged to the Knights of Pythias and the IOOF.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Elmer, San Marcos; four daughters, Mrs. Leo Mall, Beaumont; Mrs. Zeb Fitzgerald, San Marcos, Mrs. Otto Matthews, Yoakum, and Mrs. Wesley White, Houston; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Cameron Herald (Cameron, Texas) June 20, 1957
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From his Texas certificate of death
Name: Ed Gunn
Death Date: 13 June 1957
Death Place: St. Edwards Hospital, Cameron, Milam County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 77 years 6 months
Birth Date: 13 December 1879
Birthplace: Milam County, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: J. Wiley Gunn
Father's Birthplace: Arkansas
Mother's Name: Sally Barber
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Lawyer
Place of Residence: E. 10th St., Cameron
Cemetery: I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Burial Place: Rockdale, Texas
Burial Date: 14 June 1957
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The Rev. E.J. Davis officiated at funeral services in the Cameron First Methodist Church. Members of the County Bar Association served as pallbearers. The body lay in state for an hour at the church before funeral services began. Gunn was a member of the Methodist Church and both the state and County Bar Association. He also belonged to the Knights of Pythias and the IOOF.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Elmer, San Marcos; four daughters, Mrs. Leo Mall, Beaumont; Mrs. Zeb Fitzgerald, San Marcos, Mrs. Otto Matthews, Yoakum, and Mrs. Wesley White, Houston; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Cameron Herald (Cameron, Texas) June 20, 1957
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From his Texas certificate of death
Name: Ed Gunn
Death Date: 13 June 1957
Death Place: St. Edwards Hospital, Cameron, Milam County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 77 years 6 months
Birth Date: 13 December 1879
Birthplace: Milam County, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: J. Wiley Gunn
Father's Birthplace: Arkansas
Mother's Name: Sally Barber
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Lawyer
Place of Residence: E. 10th St., Cameron
Cemetery: I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Burial Place: Rockdale, Texas
Burial Date: 14 June 1957
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