Tommy Jack Gunn Sr. passed away from this life on earth at his home in Millbrook Alabama surrounded by love ones on May 17, 2020 at the age of 85.
Tommy was born March 13, 1935 in the small mill town of Tallassee Alabama. He was the third of eight children born to Grady and Lizzie Gunn.
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