REFERENCES: The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy v. 1 (1968)BIOGRAPHY: Lawyer and trustee, Boston, A.B. Harvard 1836.
BIOGRAPHY: Desc. of Jonathan Edwards.
LEROY HINSON GUNNING WAS BORN NOVEMBER 13, 1919 TO JAMES E. AND GENEVAB. GUNNING IN ENID, OKLAHOMA. HE RECEIVED HIS EDUCATION IN ENIDPUBLIC SCHOOLS, ENID BUSINESS COLLEGE, AND PHILLIPS UNIVERSITY. HESERVED IN THE ARMY FROM JANUARY, 1942 TO JANUARY, 1946. HE ATTAINEDTHE RANK OF 1ST SGT IN BATTERY B¯ 371St FIELD ARTILLERY. AMONGOTHER BATTLES HE SERVED IN WAS THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. RETURNINGHOME, HE FINISHED HIS EDUCATION AND WAS AN INSTRUCTOR AT ENID BUSINESSCOLLEGE FOR 21 YEARS. HE THEN GOT A POSITION IN THE BUSINESS OFFICEOF WHAT IS NOW INTEGRIS BASS BAPTIST HOSPITAL, GUIDING THE HOSPITALTHROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF THE FIRST COMPUTERS. HE RETIRED IN JULY,1985. HE WAS AN AVID GOLFER FOR MANY YEARS , ENJOYED SQUAREDANCING AND WAS A MEMBER OF LEVI™S AND LACE SQUARE DANCE CLUB. HEALSO WAS A MEMBER OF ROADRUNNER SAMS CAMPING CLUB AND INTEGRIS BASSBAPTIST HOSPITAL AUXILLARY. HIS MAIN LOVE THOUGH,WAS HIS WORK ATFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE HE TAUGHT A CLASS FOR THE DEAF, SERVED AS ADEACON, AND ASSISTANT TREASURER. WHEN THE CHURCH ASK FOR MEMBERS TOHELP START A MISSION IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CITY, HE WAS ASKEDTO SERVE AS TREASURER. THE MISSION WAS CHARTERED AS GARLAND ROADBAPTIST CHURCH AND HE WAS TREASURER UNTIL HIS DEATH. HE WAS UNITEDIN MARRIAGE WITH MARY ALICE WILKINSON AUGUST 18TH , 1946. THE COUPLECELEBRATED THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSERY IN 1996. HE WAS A WONDERFUL FATHERTO THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. HE IS SURVIVEDBY HIS WIFE, MARY, DAUGHTERS AND SONS IN LAW, CHERIE AND TOM LAIRD OFEL PASO, TEXAS, AND KATHY AND RICK THROCKMORTON OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS.GRANDCHILDREN, TRACI LAIRD, BRAD AND ANDREA LAIRD, LISA AND SHANEPADDOCK, BRIA ARNOLD, AND COLIN THROCKMORTON. HE WAS PRECEEDED INDEATH BY HIS PARENTS, ONE BROTHER AND ONE SISTER. GRAVESIDESERVICES WILL BE HELD AT MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17,2004 AT 1:00PM FOLLOWED BY MEMORIAL SERVICES AT GARLAND ROAD BAPTISTCHURCH, 2002 N. GARLAND ROAD AT 2:00PM. ARRANGEMENTS ARE BYLADUSAU-EVANS FUNERAL HOME WITH REV. DWIGHT MAGNUS OFFICIATING.