DUNAWAY, JR, ALTON BURK, age 79, native and life-long resident of Shelby County, Alabama, passed away Wednesday night, February 9, 2011. He served on the original Pelham City Council for 12 years and was the City's second mayor for eight years. A U.S. Navy Veteran, he was a member of Lakeview Pelham's First United Methodist Church. Burk was preceded in death by his father and mother, Alton Burk Dunaway Sr. and Clara Ocie Braswell Dunaway. Survivors include Burk's wife, Fay Dunaway; daughter, Kristie Thornton (Jason); son, Michael Dunaway (Shannon); grandchildren, Patrick Dunaway, Kenley Thornton, and Zac Hinds; sister, Carrie Sue Hinds; and many cousins, aunts and uncles, nieces, and nephews. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, February 11, 2011 at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2011 in Southern Heritage Chapel, Pelham, with Rev. Stephen Strange officiating. Burial will follow in Pelham City Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to Lakeview Pelham's First United Methodist Church, 5154 Highway 11, Pelham, AL 35124. Phone (205) 663-3309.
