Harry James DUNN

1921 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	Harry James DUNN
  Birth	16 Dec 1921	St. Louis County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1921-31085
  Death	21 Oct 2009	Michigan
  	SSDI last residence Adrian, Lenawee County.
  Burial	Point Pleasant Cemetery, Paris Landing, Henry County, Tennessee
  Notes	Mr. Harry James Dunn age 87 of Adrian MI. formerly of Paris TN. passed away Wednesday October 21,2009. Burial will be at Point Pleasant Cemetery. Harry is survived by his children Richard (Janis) Dunn, Cedar Park, TX, Roger (Judy) Dunn, Aurora, MO, and Timothy (Jennifer) Dunn, Adrian, MI. and a second obit: Harry James Dunn, 87, of Adrian, Mich., died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Adrian. He formerly lived on Cates Road in Paris. Born Dec. 16, 1921, in Chisholm, Minn., he was a son of James Alexander Dunn and Jesse Emma Lowell Dunn, now both deceased. His wife, Ava Nell Swor Dunn, died Aug. 30, 2006. They were married on Dec. 16, 1945. During World War II, Harry worked in a factory, building helicopters. He was introduced to his wife inside an airplane wing, where she worked as a “riveter.” They raised their family in Michigan and later retired to Paris in the mid-1980s, where they raised cows. Harry was a longtime member of East Wood Church of Christ in Paris before returning to Michigan after the loss of his wife in 2006. He then became a member of Adrian Church of Christ, where he was active in Bible correspondence course work. Harry was a skilled carpenter and did many projects for his church over the years. He also helped build the Michigan Christian Youth Camp in Attica, Mich., and the Church of Christ building in Farmington Hills, Mich. Mr. Dunn collapsed unexpectedly during his Wednesday evening Bible study at the church in Adrian. He went home to be with his Lord while studying His Word. He leaves three sons: Richard (Janis) Dunn of Cedar Park, Texas; Roger (Judy) Dunn of Aurora, Mo.; and Timothy (Jennifer) Dunn of Adrian; two sisters: Virginia Ploekelman of Rockford, Ill., and Nancy Plunket of Hudson, Wis.; one brother: James Dunn of Detroit; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He also was preceded in death by a sister: Vivian Severson; a brother: Calvin Dunn; and a half brother: Arch Dunn. A grandson, Geoffrey Dunn of Westside Church of Christ in Round Rock, Texas, will officiate his funeral. Burial will be in Point Pleasant Cemetery. Chosen as pallbearers are Richard, Roger, Timothy, Geoffrey, Joshua and Michael Dunn and Ryan Farris.
  Person ID	I20520	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	James Alexander DUNN, Sr,   b. 15 Sep 1885, Pepin County, Wisconsin d. 22 Sep 1960, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Jessie LOWELL,   b. 11 May 1901, Barron County, Wisconsin d. 7 Feb 1969, Barron County, Wisconsin (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1919	St. Louis County, Minnesota
  Divorce	6 Mar 1944	Wayne County, Michigan
  Family ID	F10081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ava Nell SWOR,   b. 14 Jul 1924, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 30 Aug 2006, Tennessee (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1945
  Family ID	F14870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023