Johnny Lee Dunn (Tulia)

Tulia, Texas—Johnny Dunn, 63, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in Tulia. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, December 23, 2016 in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Jason Stone, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 22, 2016 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Johnny Lee Dunn was born on December 4, 1953 in Hale Center to John and Wilma Dunn. They moved to Tulia when Johnny was 3 years old. He grew up here and graduated from Tulia High School in 1972. He moved to Lubbock in 1981. He attended Texas Tech. While in Lubbock he worked for Rusty’s Weigh Co. for several years. He later moved back to Tulia. He was an excellent carpenter with great wood working skills. He was also very good with any kind of machinery, especially the “Big Green Heavy Machinery”. He loved to help his son farm and watch his grandkids grow up. He was a true agriculturalist and the Swisher County soil ran through his veins. He loved to plant cotton and watched it grow. Most importantly he loved his family, especially his grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his mother: Wilma Dunn. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law: Austin and Megan Dunn of Tulia, his father: John Dunn of Tulia, his sister and brother-in-law: Debbie and Ricky Cox of Lubbock, his two brothers and sisters-in-law: David and Sheila Dunn of Tulia and Donald and Brenda Dunn of Waxahachie, his three grandchildren: Shailee Wilhelm, Kyanne Dunn and Ella Dunn and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 101 N. Crosby, Tulia, Texas 79088. Online condolences may be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com