Clifton Dunn

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Clifton E. Dunn, 71, of Carbondale died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003, at Herrin Hospital.

He was born April 13, 1932, in Cypress, Ill., son of Otis and Lillie Johnson Dunn. He and Betty Wilkins were married March 27, 1958, in Mississippi. She died Feb. 26, 2002.

Dunn was a brakeman with the railroad. He served in the U.S. Army.

Survivors include two sons, Randy Dunn of Carbondale, Jeff Dunn of Goreville, Ill.; a daughter, Cathy Powell of Pittsburg, Ill.; two stepsons, Steve Casper of Anna, Ill., Jerry Casper of Cape Girardeau; a stepdaughter, Betty Boyd of Anna; four sisters, Fern Mullinax, Marjorie Muhlenbien and Dorothy Kelley, all of Vienna, Ill., Lucille Bunch of Metropolis, Ill.; a brother, Glenn Dunn of Fairfield, Ill.; and a friend, Elizabeth Smith of Carterville, Ill.

He was preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers.

Friends may call at Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Ill., from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tommy Monroe officiating. Burial will be in Cypress Masonic Cemetery.