Willard Mathew Brunson Jr.

Mr. Brunson retired from the City of Prichard after 33 years of service as a Police Sergeant. He was a member of the Mobile County Sheriff’s Posse and was a co-founder of the Prichard Mounted Unit. He was also a former driver for the Mobile County E.M.S. as well as a volunteer driver for the Red Cross. A longtime mason, he was Past Master of the George U. Potter Lodge #912 and Bowen Lodge #240. He was also a Past Grand Patron of the Mobile Court of the Order of Amaranth, a Past Monarch of Al Hassan Grotto, a member of the Scottish Rite, a Past Patron of the Dave Langham Chapter #536 of the Order of the Eastern Star, a Grand Officer of the State order of the Eastern Star, Grand Chapter of Alabama, and a member of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, Birmingham #4. Mr. Brunson was also a driver for the Shriner Tranportation Unit, taking children to Shriners’ Hospitals all over the country.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard M. Brunson, Sr. and Grace Brown Brunson, and brother, Ford Brunson. Mr. Brunson is survived by his beloved wife, Gladys W. Brunson; sons, Terry Brunson (Brenda), Gary Brunson (Kim), and Phillip Brunson (Rose); sister, Faye B. Smith; grandchildren, Amanda Brunson Leikvold (Caleb); Andrew Brunson (Jillian), Courtney Brunson, Allen Brunson, and Krystle Cotton; great-grandson, Gary Leikvold; step-children, Lee Denmark (Shirley), David Denmark (Tina), Patti D. Wilson (Clyde), Linda D. Saxon (Mike), and Sharon D. Mannon (Joey); step-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home in Saraland on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at 10 a.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 12, from 5-8 p.m. Interment will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, it was Mr. Brunson’s wish that donations be made to the Shriners Transportation Unit, 7701 Hitt Rd., Mobile, AL 36695. Condolences may be offered at www.radneyfuneralhome-saraland.com. Arrangements by Radney Funeral Home, 3155 Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama 36571.