David Cecil GUNTER

1912 - 1965  (53 years)

• Name	David Cecil GUNTER  [1, 2]
  	Services held Saturday for D. C. Gunter Funeral services for David Cecil Gunter were held at Lee Funeral Home Chapel, November 20 at 3 o'clock. Reverend Taylor Ballard officiated. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. Gunter, who was 53 years of age, died after a brief illness. Born at Haleyville, Alabama, he was a member of a pioneer family, the son of Daniel Cephas and Nannie Blackwell Gunter. Mr. Gunter, a jeweler and watchmaker, had been in business in Winona and in recent years maintained his workshop in his home. Prior to moving to Winona, he had been connected with Brodnax Jewelers, Memphis and Bromberg's of Birmingham, Alabama. He was an instructor at Southern School of Watchmaking at one time. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Gunter, his mother, Mrs. D. C. Gunter, Sr. of Double Springs, Alabama, three brothers, Ray Gunter, Greenville, J. P. Gunter, Venice, California and W. C. Lee, Double Springs, Alabama; one sister, Mrs. R. G. Lamkin, Miami, Florida and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Robert Stockton, Fred Watts, Garland Lowery, Leo Butler, J. H. Simpson and Guy Oliver. The Winona Times Winona, MS November 25, 1965 Gravesite Details double marker with Helen Smith Gunter Seymour [1]
  Birth	23 Apr 1912	Haleyville, Winston Co., Alabama   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1950	Living in Winona, Montgomery Co., Mississippi   [3]
  Death	18 Nov 1965  [1]
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, Montgomery Co., Mississippi   [1]
  Person ID	I1031	Main Tree
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family	Helen SMITH,   b. 3 Feb 1913, Winston Co., Mississippi d. 29 Sep 1994, Winona, Montgomery Co., Mississippi (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2023

  
  

• Headstones

  David Cecil Gunter and Helen Smith Seymour Headstone David C. Gunter and his wife Helen, daughter of Robert P. Smith and Callie Slawson, are buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, Montgomery Co., Mississipppi. Helen married 2nd Hugh M. Seymour Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally created by: Beth Austin Photo added by: Beth Austin

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S10077] Ancestry.com: U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. [S227] 1950 Census Winona, Montgomery County, Mississippi.