W. Gunnells Obituary

GUNNELLS, SR., W. William Earl Gunnells, Sr., 82, of Moncks Corner, SC, a former carpenter for Charleston Constructors, died Monday evening in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Friday evening, July 14, 2006, in the CHAPEL OF DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. Entombment will follow in Berkeley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Thursday evening. Mr. Gunnells was born Feb. 29, 1924, in Bamberg, SC, a son of Earl Gunnells and Miriam McKenzie Gunnells. He is the widower of Alberta Mitchell Bertie Gunnells and was preceded in death by a daughter, Jeanette Burbage. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Gunnells was the former owner and operator of Gunnells Tackle Shop. Surviving are, a daughter, Catherine Cadden of John's Island; a son, William E. Gunnells, Jr., and his wife, Sandra, of Moncks Corner; a son-in-law, James Burbage, Sr., of Moncks Corner; two sisters, Lila Joyner of Olar, SC, and Dorene Larsen of Round-O; three brothers, Russell Gunnells of Bishopville, Jessie Gunnells of Barnwell, and Roosevelt Gunnells of Charleston; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Online condolences may be sent to the family via www.dial-murrayfuneralhome.com. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.