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Thomas David LaMunyon © Brown-Cummings Funeral Home 03-2013 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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ENID, Okla. — Funeral service for Thomas David LaMunyon, 90, of Enid, will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2013, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, with Rev. Wade Burleson via video and Pastor Dan O'Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Service is under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. Graveside Military Honors will be conducted by the United States Army.
A Masonic service will be 7 p.m. tonight, March 21, at Brown-Cummings Funeral Home Chapel.
Born to Henry S. and Lela Perry LaMunyon Oct. 19, 1922, in Ringwood, Tom passed from this life on Monday, March 18, 2013, in Enid.
Raised and educated in Ringwood, he received his diploma in 1941, from Ringwood High School.
After graduation, Tom was employed by the Civilian Conservation Corp, constructing Roman Nose State Park.
In 1943, the Army drafted him and he served in five major battles in the European Theater.
His 137th Regiment was the second wave to land at Normandy and fought their way across France all the way to Berlin, serving under General Patton. Receiving the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, Tom was honorably discharged at the end of the war in 1945.
Tom and Dorothy J. Eck were married Nov. 30, 1946, at Central Christian Church in Enid.
Delivering propane for two years, Tom returned to Ringwood to farm, raise cattle and work in the post office, where he was a post Master.
In 1956, Tom, along with his family moved to Fairview, where he became a well-known and respected front end mechanic. Later in 1969, He and Ollie Eck, his brother-in-law and friend, opened E and L Auto and ran it until 1984, when he retired.
For over 60 years, Tom was a dedicated Mason, starting out in the Cleo Springs Lodge. Later he transferred to Fairview Masonic Lodge 377. Helping to establish and support new lodges with his knowledge of the Masons, He ended his life as a member of five lodges in Fairview, Ringwood, Hennessey, Waukomis and Enid Lodge 80.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Dorothy; son, Dana and wife Sherry of Enid; daughter, Marla Reames and husband Ronald of Fairview; grandchildren, Cari Owens of Owasso, Courtney Martens and husband Brent of Edmond, JPaul LaMunyon and wife Hope of Enid, and Amanda LaMunyon of Enid.
He was also blessed to know and love his four great-grandchildren, Joshua and Jordan Owens and Preston and Paxton Martens. He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four sisters, Grace Day, Hope Schardin Henry, Faith Keck, Jacquelyn Moore, and their spouses.
Dorothy J. LaMunyon © Enid News and Eagle 03-10-2017 Submitted by: Glenn
© Enid News and Eagle
The funeral for Dorothy J. LaMunyon, 94, Enid, is 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017, in the Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Dan O'Daniel will officiate. A committal service will precede the funeral service at 10 a.m. in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Meno.
On August 22, 1922, Dorothy Juanita (Eck) LaMunyon was born to Eben and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Eck on a farm northeast of Ringwood. She went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. She attended all twelve years at Ringwood Public Schools. For a short time during World War II, Dorothy worked in an office at the Naval Shipyard in Virginia. She lived with her sister-in-law while her brother Art served with the U.S. Coast Guard in Virginia. She returned to Oklahoma and worked in Enid at various jobs until the end of World War II.
She became engaged to Tom LaMunyon and later married him Nov. 30, 1946, in the Central Christian Church in Enid. They started their family in Ringwood and lived there until they moved to Fairview in 1957. They were married for 67 years until his death on March 18, 2013. She was a long-time member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She was an unassuming lady who would quietly do anything for others in need. She was a prayer warrior for her family and friends.
Dorothy leaves one daughter Marla Jane (Ron) Reames, Fairview, and one son Dana Paul (Sherry Jines) LaMunyon, Enid. There are four grandchildren: Cari (Mark) Moose of Greenwood, Ark.; Courtney (Brent) Martens Edmond; JPaul (Hope) LaMunyon of San Marcos, Texas; and Amanda LaMunyon of Enid ; and six great-grandchildren, Joshua and Jordan Owens, Preston and Paxton Martens, and Ali and Ty Moose.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Circle of Love Hospice.
Condolences may be made to the family online at www.EnidWeCare.com.
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