Alvin B. Nunn, Born in 1922, in Nashville, Tennessee, Al Nunn lived a long and full life. He lived through the great depression, served in World War II, and worked in many fields in many capacities.
He started working when he was eight or nine years old selling crickets and worms to fishermen on the Cumberland River. He advanced to picking up golf balls and caddying at Shelby Park, where he developed his love of golf and became a scratch golfer. He was the Tennessee High School State Champion in the late 1930’s. He was also one of the last high school football players playing in leather helmets. In World War II he served in Normandy, France, and Rhineland (West Germany). He was awarded the EAME Theatre Ribbon, six bronze stars, and various distinguished unit citations. In his seventies and eighties he was a very active member of the American Legion Post 29. In his early years he worked in such jobs as house painter, furniture maker/refinisher, wall paper hanger, manager in J J Fortenberry’s Five and Dimes, Flight Line Mechanic in Kansas, and later at Lockheed in Marietta.
During his layoffs from Lockheed, he worked at Williams Nursery, as a grocery store owner, and started his business installing underground plumbing. After he retired from Lockheed in 1978, he developed a full time business subcontracting for Dupree Plumbing Company. He fully retired at age 65, and followed his true passion of fishing and camping. He was truly the hardest working man we have ever known.
He was preceded in death by his wife Betty, two brothers, and a sister.
He is survived by a daughter, Susan Hansard (Howard), two sons, Mike Nunn, and Terry Nunn (Carole), six grand children, sixteen great grand children, and one great-great grand daughter, and a tom cat named Bleu.
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He started working when he was eight or nine years old selling crickets and worms to fishermen on the Cumberland River. He advanced to picking up golf balls and caddying at Shelby Park, where he developed his love of golf and became a scratch golfer. He was the Tennessee High School State Champion in the late 1930’s. He was also one of the last high school football players playing in leather helmets. In World War II he served in Normandy, France, and Rhineland (West Germany). He was awarded the EAME Theatre Ribbon, six bronze stars, and various distinguished unit citations. In his seventies and eighties he was a very active member of the American Legion Post 29. In his early years he worked in such jobs as house painter, furniture maker/refinisher, wall paper hanger, manager in J J Fortenberry’s Five and Dimes, Flight Line Mechanic in Kansas, and later at Lockheed in Marietta.
During his layoffs from Lockheed, he worked at Williams Nursery, as a grocery store owner, and started his business installing underground plumbing. After he retired from Lockheed in 1978, he developed a full time business subcontracting for Dupree Plumbing Company. He fully retired at age 65, and followed his true passion of fishing and camping. He was truly the hardest working man we have ever known.
He was preceded in death by his wife Betty, two brothers, and a sister.
He is survived by a daughter, Susan Hansard (Howard), two sons, Mike Nunn, and Terry Nunn (Carole), six grand children, sixteen great grand children, and one great-great grand daughter, and a tom cat named Bleu.
Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home
Alvin B. Nunn, Born in 1922, in Nashville, Tennessee, Al Nunn lived a long and full life. He lived through the great depression, served in World War II, and worked in many fields in many capacities.
He started working when he was eight or nine years old selling crickets and worms to fishermen on the Cumberland River. He advanced to picking up golf balls and caddying at Shelby Park, where he developed his love of golf and became a scratch golfer. He was the Tennessee High School State Champion in the late 1930’s. He was also one of the last high school football players playing in leather helmets. In World War II he served in Normandy, France, and Rhineland (West Germany). He was awarded the EAME Theatre Ribbon, six bronze stars, and various distinguished unit citations. In his seventies and eighties he was a very active member of the American Legion Post 29. In his early years he worked in such jobs as house painter, furniture maker/refinisher, wall paper hanger, manager in J J Fortenberry’s Five and Dimes, Flight Line Mechanic in Kansas, and later at Lockheed in Marietta.
During his layoffs from Lockheed, he worked at Williams Nursery, as a grocery store owner, and started his business installing underground plumbing. After he retired from Lockheed in 1978, he developed a full time business subcontracting for Dupree Plumbing Company. He fully retired at age 65, and followed his true passion of fishing and camping. He was truly the hardest working man we have ever known.
He was preceded in death by his wife Betty, two brothers, and a sister.
He is survived by a daughter, Susan Hansard (Howard), two sons, Mike Nunn, and Terry Nunn (Carole), six grand children, sixteen great grand children, and one great-great grand daughter, and a tom cat named Bleu.
Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home
He started working when he was eight or nine years old selling crickets and worms to fishermen on the Cumberland River. He advanced to picking up golf balls and caddying at Shelby Park, where he developed his love of golf and became a scratch golfer. He was the Tennessee High School State Champion in the late 1930’s. He was also one of the last high school football players playing in leather helmets. In World War II he served in Normandy, France, and Rhineland (West Germany). He was awarded the EAME Theatre Ribbon, six bronze stars, and various distinguished unit citations. In his seventies and eighties he was a very active member of the American Legion Post 29. In his early years he worked in such jobs as house painter, furniture maker/refinisher, wall paper hanger, manager in J J Fortenberry’s Five and Dimes, Flight Line Mechanic in Kansas, and later at Lockheed in Marietta.
During his layoffs from Lockheed, he worked at Williams Nursery, as a grocery store owner, and started his business installing underground plumbing. After he retired from Lockheed in 1978, he developed a full time business subcontracting for Dupree Plumbing Company. He fully retired at age 65, and followed his true passion of fishing and camping. He was truly the hardest working man we have ever known.
He was preceded in death by his wife Betty, two brothers, and a sister.
He is survived by a daughter, Susan Hansard (Howard), two sons, Mike Nunn, and Terry Nunn (Carole), six grand children, sixteen great grand children, and one great-great grand daughter, and a tom cat named Bleu.
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