Dewey Lawrence Dunlap

Dewey Lawrence Dunlap, 82, of Paris, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Paris Regional Medical Center. Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25th, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Cannon officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 – 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home and will be at the home of Brad & Dana Spann, 375 CR 43900, (Madewell Road) Paris, at other times. Dewey, the son of Robert Joseph “Joe” Dunlap & Golden Williams Dunlap, was born July 10, 1932, in Lamar County. He attended Lamar County Schools. Dewey enjoyed coon hunting and for many years always kept hunting hounds. His career with Sparks Metal Construction spanned many years before his retirement. He then worked a number of years for Donald Day & Sons before working eleven and one half years at Walmart where he was affectionately known as “Mr. Walmart”. On February 17, 1971, he married Donna Evans in Tyler, building forty-three years of family and memories before her death on Jan. 22, 2015. He was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother, R. J. Dunlap, on Sept. 15, 2008. Survivors include his daughter, Dana Dunlap Spann & husband Brad of Paris, three grandchildren that were the light of his life, Keefer Winn, Alex Spann and Lohman Spann all of Paris, one brother, Delana Dunlap & wife Barbara of Mesquite, a sister-in-law, Dessie Dunlap of Paris, extended family members, Carolyn Spann of Hopewell, Ben Holland of Taylor town and Jane Holland Polk of Paris along with a host of friends.