DATE: Sunday, April 27, 1997                TAG: 9704270023

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HOLMES K. DUNN SR.

Holmes Keel Dunn Sr., 75, a special man who loved his family, died April 25, 1997.

A native of Tarboro, N.C., he was the son of the late James Alexander and Dovie Lee Viverette Dunn. He had lived in Norfolk for many years before moving to Suffolk. He was a member of Great Fork Baptist Church, the American Legion, the VFW and the DAV.

Survivors include his wife, Rita Coutu Dunn; a daughter, Jeannette S. Dunn of Suffolk; a son, Holmes Keel (Buck) Dunn Jr. of Virginia Beach; a sister, Esther Casper of Tarboro, N.C.; six grandchildren, Allen Morse III, Jeannie Flanagan, Cortney Morse, Holly Dunn, Chad and Tyler Dunn; great-grandson, Jesse Keel Morse and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday in Great Fork Baptist Church by the Rev. Steve Siegrist with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in R.W. Baker and Co. Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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