Doyle S. Gunter, 81 DOVER - Doyle S. Gunter, 81, of Dover passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010, at Kent General Hospital, Dover. He was born on Aug. 2, 1938, in Benton, Ark., son of the late Earl and Dora (Hooper) Gunter. Doyle served his country proudly in the U.S. Air Force retiring as Chief Master Sergeant. He then worked in civil service at Dover Air Force Base retiring in 1988. He was a founding member of Capitol Baptist Church, Dover. He enjoyed vegetable gardening, woodworking, loved to work on machinery of all types and traveling. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Mattie Pearl Gunter in 2006. He is survived by daughter, Linda J. Gunter of Dover; son, Jerry and wife Mary Gunter of Felton; daughter, Debra and husband Richard Goerger of Dover; two brothers, Warren Gunter of Arkansas, Wayne Gunter of Missouri; a sister, Lucille Sanders of Arkansas; three grandchildren, Jerry D. Gunter, Jr. of Bethlehem, Ga., Jaime D. Childress of Dallas, Texas, and Katherine A. Goerger of Dover; three great-grandchildren, Hannah L. Gunter, Phoebe D. and Simeon G. Childress; and several nieces, nephews other relatives and friends, and his little buddy, Skippy. Services will be 10 a.m., Monday, June 7, in the Capitol Baptist Church, 401 Kesselring Ave., Dover, where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be Thursday, June 10 in Dykes Chapel Cemetery, Richton, Miss. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to Capitol Baptist Church. Letters of condolences can be sent via
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