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Ralph D. Dunavant
Male 1930 - 2010

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  • Birth  1 Sep 1930  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  16 Dec 2010  Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: injuries in a car wreck 
    Obituary  17 Dec 2010  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Maupin Funeral Home Obituary 
    • Ralph D. Dunavant, 80, of Fulton, Missouri, passed to our heavenly home on Thursday, December 16, 2010, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. He was born September 1, 1930, in Callaway County, Missouri, the son of the late William and Gladys (Grimm) Dunavant. On December 23, 1949 he was united in marriage to Martha J. Mailcoat Dunavant who preceded him in death on June 11, 2008.

      He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by one son, Jeff Dunavant and his wife, Shelly, of Fulton, Missouri; two daughters, Jill Dunavant and Joy Doughty and her husband, Jerry, all of Fulton, Missouri; two grandson, Luke Doughty and Zachary Dunavant; one sister, Anna Lee Newman of Fulton, Missouri; other relatives and many dear friends. His parents, wife, one daughter, Jan Dunavant, one infant son, Timothy, five brothers, William, Homer, Bobby, Kenneth and Wallace Dunavant and one sister, Fay Zillig, preceded him in death.

      Ralph served our county in the United States Army as a tak driver stationed in Germany. He retired from the CIty of FUlton after forty years as a Power Plant Supervisor. He was a member of the Southside Baptist Church in Fulton. He enjoyed collecting tools, garage sales, tinkering in his garage and taking care of his grandson, Luke.

      Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 20, 2010, at Maupin Funeral Home in Fulton, Missouri, with Reverand Ron Baker officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Maupin Funeral Home. Interment will be held at Callaway Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Southside Baptist Church Building Fund.
    Buried  Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I9228  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  17 Dec 2010 
     
    Father  William T. Dunavant,   b. 25 Mar 1895, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1971 
    Mother  Gladys M. Grimm,   b. 24 Apr 1903,   d. 15 Jun 1964 
    Family ID  F14346742  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Martha J. Malicoat,   b. 4 Jan 1926, Bluffton, Montgomery, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 2008, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  23 Dec 1949 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Jan K. Dunavant,   b. 1 Aug 1956, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 2010, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Timothy Ralph Dunavant,   b. 5 Apr 1961,   d. 5 Apr 1961
    Last Modified  12 Jun 2008 
    Family ID  F14347711  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • His name was mentioned in his brother Bobby Lee's obituary in 2001.

      From his wife's obituary in June 2008;
      On December 23, 1949 she was united in marriage to Ralph Dunavant who survives at their home.

      Mentioned as surviving in his sister, Juanita's obituary in Nov. 2008.

      Fulton woman killed in accident north of city
      The Fulton Sun
      Thursday, December 16, 2010
      Fulton Police Department investigated a fatal traffic crash on U.S. 54 westbound near the north Fulton city limits. A 2006 Chevy truck slid off the roadway Wednesday, down an embankment and overturned. Passenger Jan K. Dunavant, 54 of Fulton, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, Ralph D. Dunavant, 80 of Fulton, was taken to University Hospital where he is in serious condition.

      Area accident kills two
      Friday, December 17, 2010
      Fulton Sun
      A Fulton woman and her father are dead after a car accident on Highway 54 Wednesday night.

      Fulton Police said the accident happened at 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday just north of Fulton, shortly after freezing rain began falling in Mid-Missouri.

      Jan K. Dunavant, 54, of Fulton was pronounced dead at the scene. Her father, 80-year-old Ralph D. Dunavant, was taken to University Hospital in serious condition. He died Thursday night.

      According to a news release from the Fulton Police Department, Ralph Dunavant was driving a 2006 Chevy truck, which slid off the roadway and down an embankment. While sliding, the truck overturned.

      Jan K. Dunavant was a long-time employee of the Fulton Public School District. She began working for the Central District Office in 1993 and spent the last 10 years as administrative assistant to the superintendent.
     
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Sep 1930 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: injuries in a car wreck - 16 Dec 2010 - Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Maupin Funeral Home Obituary - 17 Dec 2010 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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