Martin was the son of Henry and Mary (Locklar) Dunaway. He married Iva Jenkins in 1904 and they had four daughters: Elma, Daisy, Mary and Beda Alberta.
Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, IL
August 11, 1975
Martin "Mort" Dunaway, 94, of Pittsburg, died at 6:15 p.m. Sunday in the Fountain Nursing Home in Marion.
Mr. Dunaway was a retired coal miner and a member of United Mine Workers of America Local 9878. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Poordo Baptist Church and the Fox Hunters Association.
He was born Oct. 21, 1880, in Williamson County to Henry and Mary Locklar Dunaway. He married Iva Jenkins Oct. 4, 1904, in Galatia. She died Oct. 17, 1973.
Three sister, two brothers, two daughters, and a great-grandchild preceded him in death.
Survivors are two daughters, Daisey Camden of Marion and Mary Waddington of Scott City, Mo.; a sister, Ethel Tanner of Pittsburg; 12 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren, and 41 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Mitchell Funeral Home in Marion. The Rev. Lloyd Lasley will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Poordo Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, IL
August 11, 1975
Martin "Mort" Dunaway, 94, of Pittsburg, died at 6:15 p.m. Sunday in the Fountain Nursing Home in Marion.
Mr. Dunaway was a retired coal miner and a member of United Mine Workers of America Local 9878. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Poordo Baptist Church and the Fox Hunters Association.
He was born Oct. 21, 1880, in Williamson County to Henry and Mary Locklar Dunaway. He married Iva Jenkins Oct. 4, 1904, in Galatia. She died Oct. 17, 1973.
Three sister, two brothers, two daughters, and a great-grandchild preceded him in death.
Survivors are two daughters, Daisey Camden of Marion and Mary Waddington of Scott City, Mo.; a sister, Ethel Tanner of Pittsburg; 12 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren, and 41 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Mitchell Funeral Home in Marion. The Rev. Lloyd Lasley will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Poordo Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Martin was the son of Henry and Mary (Locklar) Dunaway. He married Iva Jenkins in 1904 and they had four daughters: Elma, Daisy, Mary and Beda Alberta.
Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, IL
August 11, 1975
Martin "Mort" Dunaway, 94, of Pittsburg, died at 6:15 p.m. Sunday in the Fountain Nursing Home in Marion.
Mr. Dunaway was a retired coal miner and a member of United Mine Workers of America Local 9878. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Poordo Baptist Church and the Fox Hunters Association.
He was born Oct. 21, 1880, in Williamson County to Henry and Mary Locklar Dunaway. He married Iva Jenkins Oct. 4, 1904, in Galatia. She died Oct. 17, 1973.
Three sister, two brothers, two daughters, and a great-grandchild preceded him in death.
Survivors are two daughters, Daisey Camden of Marion and Mary Waddington of Scott City, Mo.; a sister, Ethel Tanner of Pittsburg; 12 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren, and 41 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Mitchell Funeral Home in Marion. The Rev. Lloyd Lasley will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Poordo Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, IL
August 11, 1975
Martin "Mort" Dunaway, 94, of Pittsburg, died at 6:15 p.m. Sunday in the Fountain Nursing Home in Marion.
Mr. Dunaway was a retired coal miner and a member of United Mine Workers of America Local 9878. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Poordo Baptist Church and the Fox Hunters Association.
He was born Oct. 21, 1880, in Williamson County to Henry and Mary Locklar Dunaway. He married Iva Jenkins Oct. 4, 1904, in Galatia. She died Oct. 17, 1973.
Three sister, two brothers, two daughters, and a great-grandchild preceded him in death.
Survivors are two daughters, Daisey Camden of Marion and Mary Waddington of Scott City, Mo.; a sister, Ethel Tanner of Pittsburg; 12 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren, and 41 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Mitchell Funeral Home in Marion. The Rev. Lloyd Lasley will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Poordo Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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