Pauline MargretGunnels

Pauline Margret Gunnels, 87, of Greenville, died in Hunt Regional Medical Center, Saturday, January 24, 2009.  Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 28, 2009, in Laurel Land Funeral Home Chapel in Dallas with Rev. Cary Kinnaird officiating.  Burial will be in Laurel Land Memorial Park.

Visitation will be Monday, January 26, 2009, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.  Another visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Laurel Land Funeral Home in Dallas.

Mrs. Gunnels was born in Tyler, Texas on July 19, 1921, the daughter of Floyd Nicholas and Myrtle Morman Nicholas.  On January 24, 1976, she married Joe Gunnels in Arlington, Texas.  She was retired from Southwesters Bell after 30 years of service and was a member of the Woosley Baptist Church.  She was also a member of the Telephone Pioneers.

Mrs. Gunnels is survived by her husband, Joe Gunnels of Greenville; sons, Ted Sutton and wife Charlene of Cedar Hill and Dennis Lee and wife Anita of Grant, Oklahoma; daughters, LaVonne Parnell and husband Paul of Grand Prairie and Sharon Meier of Grand Prairie; several grand children and several great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Stephen Lee in June, 1988.