Individual Details

Irvin Owen Dunn

(June 18, 1920 - February 24, 1989)

"Funeral services for Irvin Dunn, 68, Proctor ranchman, and a longtime former Comanche County Commissioner, Precinct No. 3, were held at 3:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon, February 26, in Comanche Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating was Rev. Melvin Fields, assisted by Rev. Paul Hornburg. Burial was in Sardis Cemetery at Hasse. Pallbearers were Durwood Strube, Herbert Kennedy, Cullen Stephens, Jack Wilkerson, Bill Evans, Derwin Nabors, Jerry Morris, and Jack Gray. Honorary pallbearers were Martin Gore, James Rucker, Donnell Davis, Jerry Baker, Johnny George, and Bill Clemons. Mr. Dunn died at 6:07 o'clock Friday evening, February 24, at Dublin Hospital. Son of the late Albert and Mable Sliger Dunn, he was born June 18, 1920 in Comanche, and was a lifelong resident of Comanche County. He was married to Freta Smith in the Baggett community on November 25, 1939. He was a member of the Baggett Creek Baptist Church. In addition to his wife, Mr. Dunn is survived by 3 daughters, Janette Weidner and Beth Bruton, both of Comanche, and Letha Northcutt of Proctor; a brother, D. M. Dunn of Hasse; and 6 grandchildren." (Obituary from THE COMANCHE CHIEF, Thursday, March 2, 1989.)

Irvin Owen Dunn was a farmer about 3 miles south of Proctor, Texas.

Events

BirthJune 18, 1920Hasse, Comanche County, Texas
MarriageNovember 25, 1939Baggett Community, Comanche County, Texas - Freta Smith
DeathFebruary 24, 1989Dublin, Erath County, Texas
BurialFebruary 26, 1989Sardis Cemetery, near Hasse, Comanche County, Texas

Families

SpouseFreta Smith ( - )
ChildClara Janette Dunn (1941 - )
ChildBeth Ann Dunn (1952 - )
ChildLetha Mae Dunn (1946 - )
FatherAlbert Elijah "Doc" Dunn (1894 - 1961)
MotherMable Clara Sliger (1893 - 1969)
SiblingTheola Mae Dunn (1911 - 1989)
SiblingDoc Maston "D. M." Dunn (1918 - 1991)