Junior Nunley, 60
A mechanic with the city of McMinnville and a member of the Church of Christ, he was a past president of the McMinnville Lions Club and served his country in the U.S. Army.
The son of Willie Oscar and Lucy Victoria Young Nunley Sr., he was preceded in death by sisters, Irene Stepp, Helen Curtis and Betty Hitchcock; brother, Billy Franklin Nunley; and father-in-law, Gordon Simmons.
He is survived by his wife, Inez Simmons Nunley; daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Mark Chesebro of Cookeville; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Regina Nunley of McMinnville; grandchildren, John Chesebro of Cookeville and Harley Davis of McMinnville; sister, Shirley Ann Cole of Franklin, Mass.; several nieces and nephews; mother-in-law, Dovie Simmons of Spencer; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Malcolm and Reba Simmons of Tracy City, Joe and Allene Simmons of Port Orange, Fla., A.R. and Shirley Simmons of Spencer, Fred Simmons of Chattanooga, Herb and Aline Ashley of Sparta, Lonnie and Virginia Deweese of Pikeville.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at High’s Chapel with Larry Acuff, Joe Ware and Doug Bost officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery on Highway 30. Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday at High’s. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Dec. 4, 2005