Nicholas M. Gunn, one of Huntsville's good citizens, died rather suddenly of Paralysis Saturday night, June 9, 1928 at 9:30 o'clock, at the home of his son, Hurley Gunn of South Clay street. Friday prior to his death he had a slight stroke of paralysis on the left side of his body, which it was thought at first would not prove fatal, but later he was attacked by the second stroke and he soon passed away.
Last winter Mr. Gunn had a severe attack of the flu from which he had not fully recovered, though he had been going about for some time, and it is believed it hastened the attack of paralysis.
The deceased was a son of early settlers of this county and was born in the Fort Henry neighborhood. He resided in the county all of his life except a few years spent in South Missouri near Lebanon.
He came from a line of ancestors, many of whom were prominent in the early history of the nation. His great great grandfather, Sterling Gunn, was the man who fired the first shot at the British at Yorktown at the commencement of the American revolution, and was with General Washington, and was an eye witness to the surrender of Cornwallis. The entire Gunn and Matlock families, it is said were Jefferson Democrats, as far back as can be remembered.
His funeral was held at the hme of his son, Hurley Gunn of South Clay street, at 2:30 o'clock Monday conducted by Rev. Carl Davis of Clifton Hill, in the presence of a large crowd of relatives and friends. Burial was at the Fort Henry cemetery.
Nicholas Matlock Gunn, son of Sterling and Martha Gunn, was born October 16, 1851, on a farm near Huntsville, Missouri, and died at 9:30 p.m. June 9, 1928 at his home in Huntsville, as a result of a paralytic stroke, suffered only a few hours before his death. He was 76 years, 7 months, and 23 days of age.
He was married to Martha Imogene Thomas of Thomas Hill, Missouri, about 57 years ago, and to this union 11 children were born, three dying when young, and one son Elliott H., died in April 1903.
The surviving children are: Wm. S. Columbia, Mo., A. B., Hope Ark., Mrs. Josephine Green and Mrs. Ethel Broaddus, Moberly, Mo., Mrs. Florence Morris, of near Huntsville, Mo., and Mrs. Imogene Sims, Burlington Junction, Mo. There are 29 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. H. L. Powell, Fresno, California, and Mrs. Minerva Ware, Reedsville, North Carolina.
In early manhood he united with the Methodist church at New Hope of which he remained a member until his death. With the exception of a few years which were spent near Lebanon, Mo., his entire life was spent in and near Huntsville.
The flower girls were: Mrs. Ralph Cooper, of Moberly, Nadine Gunn and Ruby Harris, of Huntsville and Helen Sims of Burlington Junction, Mo. The pall bearers were: Even Green, Pearl Broaddus, of Moberly, Roy Sims of Burlington Junction, Mo., Robert Harris, of Huntsville, sons-in-law: P. O. Gunn, a nephew and T. N. Baker, a cousin.
14 June 1928 Randolph County Times.
Last winter Mr. Gunn had a severe attack of the flu from which he had not fully recovered, though he had been going about for some time, and it is believed it hastened the attack of paralysis.
The deceased was a son of early settlers of this county and was born in the Fort Henry neighborhood. He resided in the county all of his life except a few years spent in South Missouri near Lebanon.
He came from a line of ancestors, many of whom were prominent in the early history of the nation. His great great grandfather, Sterling Gunn, was the man who fired the first shot at the British at Yorktown at the commencement of the American revolution, and was with General Washington, and was an eye witness to the surrender of Cornwallis. The entire Gunn and Matlock families, it is said were Jefferson Democrats, as far back as can be remembered.
His funeral was held at the hme of his son, Hurley Gunn of South Clay street, at 2:30 o'clock Monday conducted by Rev. Carl Davis of Clifton Hill, in the presence of a large crowd of relatives and friends. Burial was at the Fort Henry cemetery.
Nicholas Matlock Gunn, son of Sterling and Martha Gunn, was born October 16, 1851, on a farm near Huntsville, Missouri, and died at 9:30 p.m. June 9, 1928 at his home in Huntsville, as a result of a paralytic stroke, suffered only a few hours before his death. He was 76 years, 7 months, and 23 days of age.
He was married to Martha Imogene Thomas of Thomas Hill, Missouri, about 57 years ago, and to this union 11 children were born, three dying when young, and one son Elliott H., died in April 1903.
The surviving children are: Wm. S. Columbia, Mo., A. B., Hope Ark., Mrs. Josephine Green and Mrs. Ethel Broaddus, Moberly, Mo., Mrs. Florence Morris, of near Huntsville, Mo., and Mrs. Imogene Sims, Burlington Junction, Mo. There are 29 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. H. L. Powell, Fresno, California, and Mrs. Minerva Ware, Reedsville, North Carolina.
In early manhood he united with the Methodist church at New Hope of which he remained a member until his death. With the exception of a few years which were spent near Lebanon, Mo., his entire life was spent in and near Huntsville.
The flower girls were: Mrs. Ralph Cooper, of Moberly, Nadine Gunn and Ruby Harris, of Huntsville and Helen Sims of Burlington Junction, Mo. The pall bearers were: Even Green, Pearl Broaddus, of Moberly, Roy Sims of Burlington Junction, Mo., Robert Harris, of Huntsville, sons-in-law: P. O. Gunn, a nephew and T. N. Baker, a cousin.
14 June 1928 Randolph County Times.
Nicholas M. Gunn, one of Huntsville's good citizens, died rather suddenly of Paralysis Saturday night, June 9, 1928 at 9:30 o'clock, at the home of his son, Hurley Gunn of South Clay street. Friday prior to his death he had a slight stroke of paralysis on the left side of his body, which it was thought at first would not prove fatal, but later he was attacked by the second stroke and he soon passed away.
Last winter Mr. Gunn had a severe attack of the flu from which he had not fully recovered, though he had been going about for some time, and it is believed it hastened the attack of paralysis.
The deceased was a son of early settlers of this county and was born in the Fort Henry neighborhood. He resided in the county all of his life except a few years spent in South Missouri near Lebanon.
He came from a line of ancestors, many of whom were prominent in the early history of the nation. His great great grandfather, Sterling Gunn, was the man who fired the first shot at the British at Yorktown at the commencement of the American revolution, and was with General Washington, and was an eye witness to the surrender of Cornwallis. The entire Gunn and Matlock families, it is said were Jefferson Democrats, as far back as can be remembered.
His funeral was held at the hme of his son, Hurley Gunn of South Clay street, at 2:30 o'clock Monday conducted by Rev. Carl Davis of Clifton Hill, in the presence of a large crowd of relatives and friends. Burial was at the Fort Henry cemetery.
Nicholas Matlock Gunn, son of Sterling and Martha Gunn, was born October 16, 1851, on a farm near Huntsville, Missouri, and died at 9:30 p.m. June 9, 1928 at his home in Huntsville, as a result of a paralytic stroke, suffered only a few hours before his death. He was 76 years, 7 months, and 23 days of age.
He was married to Martha Imogene Thomas of Thomas Hill, Missouri, about 57 years ago, and to this union 11 children were born, three dying when young, and one son Elliott H., died in April 1903.
The surviving children are: Wm. S. Columbia, Mo., A. B., Hope Ark., Mrs. Josephine Green and Mrs. Ethel Broaddus, Moberly, Mo., Mrs. Florence Morris, of near Huntsville, Mo., and Mrs. Imogene Sims, Burlington Junction, Mo. There are 29 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. H. L. Powell, Fresno, California, and Mrs. Minerva Ware, Reedsville, North Carolina.
In early manhood he united with the Methodist church at New Hope of which he remained a member until his death. With the exception of a few years which were spent near Lebanon, Mo., his entire life was spent in and near Huntsville.
The flower girls were: Mrs. Ralph Cooper, of Moberly, Nadine Gunn and Ruby Harris, of Huntsville and Helen Sims of Burlington Junction, Mo. The pall bearers were: Even Green, Pearl Broaddus, of Moberly, Roy Sims of Burlington Junction, Mo., Robert Harris, of Huntsville, sons-in-law: P. O. Gunn, a nephew and T. N. Baker, a cousin.
14 June 1928 Randolph County Times.
Last winter Mr. Gunn had a severe attack of the flu from which he had not fully recovered, though he had been going about for some time, and it is believed it hastened the attack of paralysis.
The deceased was a son of early settlers of this county and was born in the Fort Henry neighborhood. He resided in the county all of his life except a few years spent in South Missouri near Lebanon.
He came from a line of ancestors, many of whom were prominent in the early history of the nation. His great great grandfather, Sterling Gunn, was the man who fired the first shot at the British at Yorktown at the commencement of the American revolution, and was with General Washington, and was an eye witness to the surrender of Cornwallis. The entire Gunn and Matlock families, it is said were Jefferson Democrats, as far back as can be remembered.
His funeral was held at the hme of his son, Hurley Gunn of South Clay street, at 2:30 o'clock Monday conducted by Rev. Carl Davis of Clifton Hill, in the presence of a large crowd of relatives and friends. Burial was at the Fort Henry cemetery.
Nicholas Matlock Gunn, son of Sterling and Martha Gunn, was born October 16, 1851, on a farm near Huntsville, Missouri, and died at 9:30 p.m. June 9, 1928 at his home in Huntsville, as a result of a paralytic stroke, suffered only a few hours before his death. He was 76 years, 7 months, and 23 days of age.
He was married to Martha Imogene Thomas of Thomas Hill, Missouri, about 57 years ago, and to this union 11 children were born, three dying when young, and one son Elliott H., died in April 1903.
The surviving children are: Wm. S. Columbia, Mo., A. B., Hope Ark., Mrs. Josephine Green and Mrs. Ethel Broaddus, Moberly, Mo., Mrs. Florence Morris, of near Huntsville, Mo., and Mrs. Imogene Sims, Burlington Junction, Mo. There are 29 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. H. L. Powell, Fresno, California, and Mrs. Minerva Ware, Reedsville, North Carolina.
In early manhood he united with the Methodist church at New Hope of which he remained a member until his death. With the exception of a few years which were spent near Lebanon, Mo., his entire life was spent in and near Huntsville.
The flower girls were: Mrs. Ralph Cooper, of Moberly, Nadine Gunn and Ruby Harris, of Huntsville and Helen Sims of Burlington Junction, Mo. The pall bearers were: Even Green, Pearl Broaddus, of Moberly, Roy Sims of Burlington Junction, Mo., Robert Harris, of Huntsville, sons-in-law: P. O. Gunn, a nephew and T. N. Baker, a cousin.
14 June 1928 Randolph County Times.
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