Mr. Marvin Moody Gunn, 83, of Carrollton, GA passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016.
Mr. Gunn was born in Cordele, GA on February 28, 1933, the son of the late Bryant Allen Gunn and Ida Mae Saunders Gunn. He was a veteran of the US Navy and served abroad during the Korean War from January 1952 to November 1953.
Mr. Gunn was a Past Master and life member of the Brighton Masonic Lodge #247 in Brighton, MI. He became a Mason at Rose Hill Lodge #484 in Columbus, GA in March 1955. He transferred his membership to the Dearborn Masonic Lodge #172 in Dearborn, MI in 1964 and the Brighton Masonic Lodge #247 in 1984.
When Mr. Gunn relocated from Georgia to Michigan he worked at General Motors and subsequently Detroit Edison before moving to St. Petersburg, FL in 1970. He returned to Michigan with his family in 1983 and entered the plumbing industry. He retired from Homeowner's Plumbing in Howell, MI in 1998 and moved to Carrollton in 2011.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Miriam and James Nauenburg of Carrollton, GA; daughter, Catherine A. Gunn of Beverly Hills, CA; son, Marvin M. Gunn, Jr. of Vidalia, GA; sister, Mary E. Jackson of Columbus, GA; several nieces and nephews; and former wife, Kathy Gunn of Carrollton. Mr. Gunn was predeceased by his brothers Bryant A. Gunn, Jr. and Maurice K. Gunn.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 12 noon until the service hour.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, November 16 at 2 PM from the chapel of Almon Funeral Home with Mr. Dave Huff speaking and the Carroll Masonic Lodge #69 providing full Masonic Rites. Military rites will be rendered at the Georgia National Cemetery on Thursday.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801-18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006.
Message of condolences may be sent to the family online at www.almonfuneralhome.com.
Almon Funeral Home of Carrollton in charge of arrangements.