Arthur N. Munn

He was born in Atlanta GA, August 28, 1920. After Boys High and two years at GA Tech he enlisted in US Army serving during WWII. While he was in the army he met the woman who would become his wife for the next 66 years.

After the war Opal and Art moved back to Atlanta with their first of three children and he worked as Personnel Director for the Atlanta Transit Company. During that time he knew every bus driver in Atlanta and treated them like members of his family. A member of the Druid Hills Presbyterian Church, he especially enjoyed friendships he found in the Clarion Class.

He joined his brother Al Munn in Cartersville in 1954 to become a partner and Vice President of Munn’s Office Supply store. He learned printing, picture framing, and sales, becoming a mentor to young men in need of a good job. A comfortable speaker with the gift of gab, he was a member of the Kiwanis, Optimist and Retired Men’s Clubs, holding positions of president and program chair multiple times. He sang for years in the First Presbyterian Church choir and often led singing at Sunday night services. He loved music and passed that love on to his three children.

If you became a friend of Art’s, it was for the long haul. He always put others ahead of himself. He went out of his way to make sure that his family was taken care of. As a loyal husband and father he made home a safe and loving place. He often smiled while carrying on a casual conversation.

An avid reader and writer, he wrote frequent letters to the editor of the Cartersville Tribune and other publications. He was passionate about his political and religious beliefs and readily shared exactly what he was thinking. He was community minded and helped the civic organizations with which he was associated inaugurate a number of community events. One notable event is the annual Kiddie parade that from the beginning was for the whole community before desegregation laws were in place.

Living with blindness for the last 12 years was a source of frustration because he could not read the faces of the people with whom he was having a conversation, but he tried to remain positive and optimistic as he had always been.

“Big Daddy” will be greatly missed by his four grand children, Jennifer Flanders, Aaron Munn, Jonathan Munn, and Christopher Munn, and six great-grand daughters. He is also survived by his wife, Opal Halwes Munn and their three children, Bill Munn, Laura Thomas, and Suzanne Shull.

On Friday August 3rd the Munn family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Cartersville GA between the hours of 1 and 2:30 PM. The funeral service to celebrate the life of Mr. Munn will follow in the sanctuary, the Reverend Ted Smith officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to The Center for the Visually Impaired, 739 W. Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30308, or to the First Presbyterian Church, 183 W. Main Street, Cartersville GA, 30120.