John Oliver Gunn, 99 of Yanceyville, NC died Tuesday in The Memorial Hospital of Danville, Virginia. Born in Pelham, NC he was a son of Richard Griffin Gunn and Nannie Rudd.
He was a farmer and an automobile dealer for 46 years and spent four terms in the N.C. House of Representative from Caswell in 1945-1957, 1965 and 1967. He was the chairman of the Caswell County, Democratic Executive Committee from 1942-1945 and served as treasurer for Caswell County from 1936-1940. He also served on a number of other committees in Caswell County. He was a charter member of the N.C. Automobile Dealer's Association and the Yanceyville Rotary Club, where he served as president.
He served as secretary of the Caswell Development Company as director and secretary of the Royal Hosiery Mills, and vice president and member of the executive committee of the Bank of Yanceyville. He was also a member of the Caswell Brotherhood Lodge No 11 of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Oasis Temple Shrine, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemansonry, the Order of the Eastern Star No 239 and the Junior Order United American Mechanics. He was also active in the Boy Scouts and was a national and regional representative. He was a member of the Yanceyville Methodist Church.
Surviving include his wife of the home, Annie Newman Gunn; one daughter, Ann Gunn Everrit of Yanceyville; one son, John Gunn, Jr. of Sebring, FL; also two grandsons.
He was a farmer and an automobile dealer for 46 years and spent four terms in the N.C. House of Representative from Caswell in 1945-1957, 1965 and 1967. He was the chairman of the Caswell County, Democratic Executive Committee from 1942-1945 and served as treasurer for Caswell County from 1936-1940. He also served on a number of other committees in Caswell County. He was a charter member of the N.C. Automobile Dealer's Association and the Yanceyville Rotary Club, where he served as president.
He served as secretary of the Caswell Development Company as director and secretary of the Royal Hosiery Mills, and vice president and member of the executive committee of the Bank of Yanceyville. He was also a member of the Caswell Brotherhood Lodge No 11 of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Oasis Temple Shrine, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemansonry, the Order of the Eastern Star No 239 and the Junior Order United American Mechanics. He was also active in the Boy Scouts and was a national and regional representative. He was a member of the Yanceyville Methodist Church.
Surviving include his wife of the home, Annie Newman Gunn; one daughter, Ann Gunn Everrit of Yanceyville; one son, John Gunn, Jr. of Sebring, FL; also two grandsons.
John Oliver Gunn, 99 of Yanceyville, NC died Tuesday in The Memorial Hospital of Danville, Virginia. Born in Pelham, NC he was a son of Richard Griffin Gunn and Nannie Rudd.
He was a farmer and an automobile dealer for 46 years and spent four terms in the N.C. House of Representative from Caswell in 1945-1957, 1965 and 1967. He was the chairman of the Caswell County, Democratic Executive Committee from 1942-1945 and served as treasurer for Caswell County from 1936-1940. He also served on a number of other committees in Caswell County. He was a charter member of the N.C. Automobile Dealer's Association and the Yanceyville Rotary Club, where he served as president.
He served as secretary of the Caswell Development Company as director and secretary of the Royal Hosiery Mills, and vice president and member of the executive committee of the Bank of Yanceyville. He was also a member of the Caswell Brotherhood Lodge No 11 of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Oasis Temple Shrine, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemansonry, the Order of the Eastern Star No 239 and the Junior Order United American Mechanics. He was also active in the Boy Scouts and was a national and regional representative. He was a member of the Yanceyville Methodist Church.
Surviving include his wife of the home, Annie Newman Gunn; one daughter, Ann Gunn Everrit of Yanceyville; one son, John Gunn, Jr. of Sebring, FL; also two grandsons.
He was a farmer and an automobile dealer for 46 years and spent four terms in the N.C. House of Representative from Caswell in 1945-1957, 1965 and 1967. He was the chairman of the Caswell County, Democratic Executive Committee from 1942-1945 and served as treasurer for Caswell County from 1936-1940. He also served on a number of other committees in Caswell County. He was a charter member of the N.C. Automobile Dealer's Association and the Yanceyville Rotary Club, where he served as president.
He served as secretary of the Caswell Development Company as director and secretary of the Royal Hosiery Mills, and vice president and member of the executive committee of the Bank of Yanceyville. He was also a member of the Caswell Brotherhood Lodge No 11 of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Oasis Temple Shrine, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemansonry, the Order of the Eastern Star No 239 and the Junior Order United American Mechanics. He was also active in the Boy Scouts and was a national and regional representative. He was a member of the Yanceyville Methodist Church.
Surviving include his wife of the home, Annie Newman Gunn; one daughter, Ann Gunn Everrit of Yanceyville; one son, John Gunn, Jr. of Sebring, FL; also two grandsons.
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