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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Maxwell Duncan Dunson - Friday, December 27, 2013

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Posted: Sunday, December 29, 2013 6:00 am
Maxwell Duncan Dunson, 82, husband of June Friday Dunson, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, at his home.
Born May 25, 1931, in Rapton, Ala., he was a son of the late Max Dunson and the late Barto McIntyre Dunson. He retired as a senior master sergeant from the U.S. Air Force after 28 years of service and was a Korean War veteran. He was awarded numerous awards and decorations during his service. He then retired from Lowes.
He was a member of Hillcrest Masonic Lodge and Crosswell Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Unity Sunday School Class.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years; five children, Donald Dunson of Charleston, Debbie Dunson McLeod (Stan), Denise Dunson Hatfield (Tim Cooley) and Daniel Dunson (Martha) all of Sumter, and David Dunson of Charleston; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a brother, Hugh Dunson of Wilsonville, Ala.; and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two daughters, Dianna Dunson Carmack and Dawn Marie Dunson; a brother, Elton Dunson; a sister, Delaurice Goff; and a son-in-law, Del Carmack.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Crosswell Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Owens and Nathan Timmons officiating. Burial with full military honors will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Bruce Fisher, Brian Fisher, Mark McLeod, Justin McLeod, Chris Weber, Stephen Weber, Jon Weber and Daniel Dunson.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Unity Sunday School Class of Crosswell Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Crosswell Baptist Church, 604 Mathis St., Sumter, SC 29150, or to South Carolina Oncology Associates, 166 Stoneridge Drive, Columbia, SC 29210.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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