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    Thursday, April 27 2017
    Ray Robin

    Posted by: Clarke & Staples Funeral Homes, Inc. AT 09:50 pm   |  Permalink   |  12 Comments  |  Email
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    I always loved Buck as a child we lived on his farm i was a baby when we moved there.I had many a gfreat days,i have played all over his farm . He was a great man,i also worked in the tobacco field.you will be missed Buck,my condolences to the family.
    Posted by Betty Roark on 05/02/2017 - 03:19 AM
    I am so sorry for your loss. Praying for the family.
    Posted by Angela Strickland on 05/02/2017 - 08:00 AM
    RIP Buck!
    Posted by John Arthur on 05/02/2017 - 10:16 AM
    Our Uncle Buck.....The last of a generation. We have many fond memories of times at the farm. Sincere sympathy to Robin and family and all who mourn his loss.
    Posted by Delia Gunn Bonenberger on 05/02/2017 - 02:12 PM
    Robin I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Love you my friend 🙏💕🙏💕
    Posted by Pam Cassada on 05/02/2017 - 08:25 PM
    So sorry for your loss Robin. Sending you and your family my prayers. Will keep you all in my thoughts.
    Posted by Nancy Wilhite on 05/02/2017 - 08:31 PM
    RIP Buck, I have a lot of good memories working on the farm with my Hancock family. The hardest job in the world so thanks for prepping for the real world. Robin I'm so sorry for your loss.
    Posted by Tera Thomas on 05/02/2017 - 08:34 PM
    Robin, I'm so sorry for your loss. You have my deepest sympathy. Elizabeth Perez
    Posted by Elizabeth Perez on 05/03/2017 - 08:27 AM
    Robin prayers are for you and your family in the loss of Buck. May God give you the strength you need each day.
    Posted by nancy alder on 05/03/2017 - 09:30 PM
    He was truly a great uncle! He was a generous hard-working man Who taught me many things. I will forever remember my times working on the farm and hunting with him. He had a wonderful sense of humor And a love of life on the farm. I loved him and will miss him but will never forget him. Robin I give my sincere condolences to you and your children. Were praying for you
    Posted by JB Daniel on 05/04/2017 - 12:18 AM
    RIP Buck. Always a friend. You be greatly missed by many. My condolences to the family.
    Posted by Carol Valora on 05/14/2017 - 09:12 PM
    I am so sorry for your lost Robin.You had a wonderful Dad. My heart and Prayers go out to all the family.Buck had been on my mind lately.He was so helpful to me.I wish I had called him but I know he is in Gods arms.He will be missed by many.
    Posted by Shirley Atkins on 06/15/2017 - 07:45 PM

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    GUNN,
    Ray Robin “Buck” Gunn, 84, of Kenbridge, Va. passed away April 27, 2017. Born March 18, 1933, one of nine children of the late Avie White Gunn and Clarence Ware Gunn.  He was also preceded in death by his stepmother, Zenna Grace Hartley Gunn; his wife, Augustine Hawkins Gunn; and his step-son, George Tryon Nevins. He is survived by his daughter, Amy Robin Gunn Wrenn and his grandchildren, Lydia Augustine, Raleigh Hamilton and Ava Elizabeth Wrenn. Buck was a member of the Kenbridge United Methodist Church. He attended Kenbridge High School until he joined the U.S. Navy. He completed his senior year at Granby High Scholl in Norfolk, Va. He returned to the family farm, Dixie Lee Farms, where he lived his entire life. He was an innovative, hard working farmer who raised tobacco, corn, soybeans, cattle and hogs. He also owned and operated tobacco warehouses in Kenbridge. Buck bought the first tobacco barns that Long Manufacturing ever built. Busloads of people from Virginia Tech came to see how the barns worked. Buck could fix anything with a little duct tape and a seat belt strap. He was never afraid to try something new to produce a better yield or outcome. Buck’s wishes were to be cremated and spread on the farm that he loved. The remainder of his ashes will be buried next to his wife Augustine. Family and friends will gather at the Homeplace, “Oral Oakes”, 464 Laurel Branch Road, Kenbridge, Va. to honor Buck’s life on Friday, May 5, 2017 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Please consider donations to the Kenbridge Fire Department or the Kenbridge Emergency Squad. They have been ever faithful over the years anytime they  were needed. Online condolences may be made at www.clarkefh.com

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