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AUGUSTA
Lloyd G. Lunger, 95
Lloyd G. Lunger, 95, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday,
March 13, 2015, at Dunsford Funeral Home, 201 E 5th Ave,
Augusta.
Lloyd was born on Aug. 25, 1919, the youngest child of Joseph Lafayette and Olive Jane (Myers) Lunger on a farm outside of Morrison, Okla.
Lloyd’s mother sold eggs to put him through Oklahoma State University. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he was notified of his appointment as an aviation Cadet and ordered to report for training to Kelley Field, Texas by Dec. 18, 1941. From there, he was deployed with the 81st Bombardment
Squadron, 12th Bombardment Group, "The Earthquakers", to support the Allied efforts in North Africa to rout Rommel’s North Africa Corp.
Lloyd was awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star after 50 missions over enemy territory in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. After discharge from service in 1945, Lloyd enlisted in the Air Force Reserve, from which he retired in 1963 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He continued to fly until his later years, owning his own Beech Bonanza.
In 1952, the family moved to Augusta, where Lloyd bought an existing furniture business that became Lunger Furniture. Lloyd was an astute, successful businessman, running what came to be known as Lunger’s of Augusta. He sold his business upon retirement in 1985, but continued to provide sage business advice to his family.
Lloyd was predeceased by his parents, six siblings, and his wife of 58 years Cleo Fern (Williams).
Lloyd is survived by: daughter, Vicki L (William) Skaer, Wichita; two loving granddaughters, Christen L (Luke Carter) Skaer, Wichita, and Catherine L (John Bullinger) Skaer, Augusta; two great-grandchildren, Alex Tatro, Lawrence, Kan. and Will Bullinger, Augusta; several nieces and nephews, including Annie (Tim) Herndon of Independence, Mo., Willie (Phil) MaGuire of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Beth (Emmet) Wilson of Shawnee, Okla; and his best buddy, Molly the Greyhound.
He will be greatly missed by his fami-
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In lieu of flowers, a donation could be made in honor of Lloyd to the Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarrior-project.org.
AUGUSTA
Alta Mae Jones, 90
Alta Mae Jones, 90, of Augusta, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015, in Augusta.
Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Service 2 p.m. Friday,
March 13, 2015, at First Baptist Church,
Augusta. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Alta Mae was born in Amorita, Okla, on Oct. 8, 1924, to the late Minnie Grace (Holcomb) and Lemon Newton Bruner. She started as a riveter and retired as a parts employee from Boeing. While there she met Wilbur Jones and on April 7, 1945 they were married at the First Baptist Church parsonage in Wichita and he preceded her in death.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Jackie; brothers, Virgil and Leon Bruner; and a sister, Margaret Gray.
She is survived by: daughters, Janette Edgecombe of Manchester, Mo. and Judith Van Ormer of Baltimore, Md.; son, Kenneth Jones; grandchildren, Beverly Flowers, Russell Edgecombe and Willis Van Ormer; and great-grandchildren, Cristina and Brisborne Flowers and Alec Edgecombe.
Memorial donations to First Baptist Church 1501 State Street Augusta, KS 67010.
Locally Owned by Clint & Cherie Headley
Headley Funeral Chapel
813 State Street Augusta, KS 67010