Obituary of William Rex Gunter

Mr. William Rex Gunter, age 81, of Ozark, died Friday, August 10, 2007, in Ozark Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 A. M. Monday, August 13, 2007, in the Chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with Reverend Jim Hill officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Memorial Cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends in the Funeral Home Chapel following the services. Mr. Gunter was born December 15, 1925 in Ozark to the late Omie Sullivan Gunter and Phillip Edward Gunter. He served in the United States Army during World War II, and worked with Walter Hand Motor Company for over 30 years as a salesperson. He owned and operated Gunter Trailer Park in Ozark. Mr. Gunter was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church and was a past member of Ozark Masonic Lodge #349. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Christine Rogers Gunter, two sisters, Lucile Gunter Hornsby and Mildred Gunter, and three brothers, Taft Gunter, Edwin Gunter, and Howard Gunter. Survivors include his daughter, Teresa Gunter of Ozark, one sister-in-law, Irene Gunter of Ozark, three nieces, Sharon Hornsby of Dothan, Bobbie Jean and Walt Szelich of Fayetteville, Tennessee, and Phylis Gunter of Montgomery, one nephew, Howard Eugene Gunter, Jr. of Montgomery. Several other nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Westview Memorial Cemetery Association, P. O. Box 484, Ozark, Alabama 36361, or to the Epilepsy Foundation, 1900 Crestwood Blvd. - Suite 96, Birmingham, Alabama 35210. Service Information