DAVID HALE DUNSON, age 56 of Ranger died August 29, 2003 in Ranger at his residence. Burial was in the Alameda Cemetery.
Born in Ranger December 14, 1946 to Hale and Bobbie (Coats) Dunson, he was a Class of 66 Ranger High School Graduate, earned an associates degree from Ranger Junior College. He joined the U.S. Army in 1968 and served in Vietnam, was injured and received the Purple Heart and Combat Infantryman's Badge. After his honorable discharge he married Jana Henson in Old Mexico in 1974. They moved to Fort Worth where he worked for Adair Inc in the sheet metal business. He was employed during the construction of DFW Airport. The family moved to Ranger in 1981 where he coached Little League baseball and supported his children in their activities. He worked for GE Railcar as a railcar inspector, Eagle Construction and CMR corp.
He was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Ranger, National Rifle Association and he enjoyed fishing, hunting, gunsmithing and knife making.
At the time of his death, he was survived by daughter and son-in-law; Lisa and Ian Davis of Kentucky, son; David Scott Dunson of Ranger, parents; Hale and Bobbie Marie Dunson of Ranger, brother; Daniel Dunson of Stephenville, Texas, sister; Daisy Marie of Marble Falls, grandchildren; Nathan Hale Davis, Cody Scott Dunson and Chase Scott Dunson, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Jana in 1999.
Born in Ranger December 14, 1946 to Hale and Bobbie (Coats) Dunson, he was a Class of 66 Ranger High School Graduate, earned an associates degree from Ranger Junior College. He joined the U.S. Army in 1968 and served in Vietnam, was injured and received the Purple Heart and Combat Infantryman's Badge. After his honorable discharge he married Jana Henson in Old Mexico in 1974. They moved to Fort Worth where he worked for Adair Inc in the sheet metal business. He was employed during the construction of DFW Airport. The family moved to Ranger in 1981 where he coached Little League baseball and supported his children in their activities. He worked for GE Railcar as a railcar inspector, Eagle Construction and CMR corp.
He was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Ranger, National Rifle Association and he enjoyed fishing, hunting, gunsmithing and knife making.
At the time of his death, he was survived by daughter and son-in-law; Lisa and Ian Davis of Kentucky, son; David Scott Dunson of Ranger, parents; Hale and Bobbie Marie Dunson of Ranger, brother; Daniel Dunson of Stephenville, Texas, sister; Daisy Marie of Marble Falls, grandchildren; Nathan Hale Davis, Cody Scott Dunson and Chase Scott Dunson, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Jana in 1999.
DAVID HALE DUNSON, age 56 of Ranger died August 29, 2003 in Ranger at his residence. Burial was in the Alameda Cemetery.
Born in Ranger December 14, 1946 to Hale and Bobbie (Coats) Dunson, he was a Class of 66 Ranger High School Graduate, earned an associates degree from Ranger Junior College. He joined the U.S. Army in 1968 and served in Vietnam, was injured and received the Purple Heart and Combat Infantryman's Badge. After his honorable discharge he married Jana Henson in Old Mexico in 1974. They moved to Fort Worth where he worked for Adair Inc in the sheet metal business. He was employed during the construction of DFW Airport. The family moved to Ranger in 1981 where he coached Little League baseball and supported his children in their activities. He worked for GE Railcar as a railcar inspector, Eagle Construction and CMR corp.
He was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Ranger, National Rifle Association and he enjoyed fishing, hunting, gunsmithing and knife making.
At the time of his death, he was survived by daughter and son-in-law; Lisa and Ian Davis of Kentucky, son; David Scott Dunson of Ranger, parents; Hale and Bobbie Marie Dunson of Ranger, brother; Daniel Dunson of Stephenville, Texas, sister; Daisy Marie of Marble Falls, grandchildren; Nathan Hale Davis, Cody Scott Dunson and Chase Scott Dunson, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Jana in 1999.
Born in Ranger December 14, 1946 to Hale and Bobbie (Coats) Dunson, he was a Class of 66 Ranger High School Graduate, earned an associates degree from Ranger Junior College. He joined the U.S. Army in 1968 and served in Vietnam, was injured and received the Purple Heart and Combat Infantryman's Badge. After his honorable discharge he married Jana Henson in Old Mexico in 1974. They moved to Fort Worth where he worked for Adair Inc in the sheet metal business. He was employed during the construction of DFW Airport. The family moved to Ranger in 1981 where he coached Little League baseball and supported his children in their activities. He worked for GE Railcar as a railcar inspector, Eagle Construction and CMR corp.
He was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Ranger, National Rifle Association and he enjoyed fishing, hunting, gunsmithing and knife making.
At the time of his death, he was survived by daughter and son-in-law; Lisa and Ian Davis of Kentucky, son; David Scott Dunson of Ranger, parents; Hale and Bobbie Marie Dunson of Ranger, brother; Daniel Dunson of Stephenville, Texas, sister; Daisy Marie of Marble Falls, grandchildren; Nathan Hale Davis, Cody Scott Dunson and Chase Scott Dunson, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Jana in 1999.
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