Services for John D. Dunaway, 75, were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Highway 70 Church of Christ with minister, Richard Trull, officiating.Dunaway died about 12:45 a.m. May 26, 1987 in the Crosbyton Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born December 11, 1911, in Lipan and moved to Dickens County from Jayton in 1944.
A retired grocer, he married Ilene Hoover on November 21, 1936 in Jayton. He was a former member of the Spur Lions Club and the Knights of the Pythias. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Ilene Dunaway, Spur; two sons, Jerry D. Dunaway, Lubbock and Bobby Dunaway, Coppell; four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Eric Swenson, Nig Wyatt, Jimmy Dunaway, Benny Fitzgerald, Loyd Rinehart and Greg Arnold.
Burial was in Spur Memorial Cemetery with Campbell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
©The Texas Spur, May 28, 1987
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
Services for Ilene Dunaway, 77, of Spur will be Thursday, February 18, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hwy 70 Church of Christ, Bob Martin and Eric Swenson will officiate. Burial will be in the Spur Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur.
She died Tuesday, February 16, 1999 at the Spur Care Center. She was born February 23 1921 in Spur. She married John Dunaway November 21, 1936 in Jayton. He preceded her in death May 26, 1987.
She and her husband owned Southside Grocery in Jayton before moving to Spur in 1941. They farmed and were part owners of the Spur Super Market in Spur.
Ilene also owned Lulene´s Dress Shop in Spur from 1959 until 1964. Upon retiring, they built a home at White River Lake living there for several years before moving to Ruidoso, NM. They lived in Ruidoso for five years, moved to Mineral Wells and lived there for five years, before moving back to Spur in 1981.
Survivors include two sons, Jerry and wife Shirley of Spring; Bobby and wife Marianne of Coppell; one brother, Travis Hoover, Spur; five sisters, Marie Brantner, Jayton; Lee Oma Cross, Spur; Norma Arnold, Spur; Robbie Brisco, Levelland; Eurena Morin of Lubbock; four grandchildren, Jimmy Dunaway, Taos, NM; Kim Finnigan, Spring; Jarrett Dunaway, Coppell; Justin Dunaway, Coppell; and one great grandchild, Austin Finnigan, Spring.
©The Texas Spur, Thursday, February 18, 1999, Page Seven
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