Barney O. Gunter

Funeral Services for Barney O. Gunter, 88, Clinton resident will be held 10:00 A.M., Thursday, September 24, 2015 in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel officiated by Rev. Jimmy Prickett. Burial will follow in the Foss Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Barney Olson Gunter was born October 8, 1926 to Floyd and Nora Christine (Olson) Gunter North of Foss, Oklahoma and passed away Monday morning, September 21, 2015 in his Clinton home. Barney was raised in the Clinton and Stafford area. He attended school at Oak Glade and graduated from Foss High School in 1944. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in March of 1944 he served until he was honorably discharged in September of 1946. He was married to Doris Louise Sharum on June 15, 1950 in Moore, OK. They farmed south of Foss, Oklahoma until he began working for the City of Clinton in the Water Works Department. He eventually became the Water Plant Superintendent at Foss Lake. He made his home at Clinton Lake until they moved to Clinton in 1985. After his semi-retirement he worked at the Clinton Sale Barn, Moser's Auto Supply Store and he did home construction projects. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, boating and he even water skied up to the age of 70. He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Edward Gunter. He is survived by his wife, Louise of the home, two daughters, Linda Louise Hoffman, and Rita Brinkley and husband, Monty all of Canute; son, Larry Gunter and wife, Yolanda, of Berlin, OK; two sisters, Leona Hill and husband, Jerry, of Las Cruses, New Mexico and Betty Rush and husband, Lonnie, of Cushing, OK and two brothers, Bill Gunter, of Kingsville, TX and Dick Gunter, of Miami, TX, He is also survived by six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.