Charles D. Guant
Charles D. Gaunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson Gaunt, was born in Dallas County, Missouri, July 25, 1877 and passed away at the home near Long Lane, Mo., June 14, 1951, at the age of 73 years 10 months and 11 days.
November 6, 1898 he was united in marriage to Levina Hill and to this union 9 sons were born: Wesley, Adrian, and an infant son preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife, Levina, 6 sons, Granville, of Denver, Colo.; Ted of Buffalo, Mo.; Claybert, of Denver, Colo,; Bill of Denver Colo.; John of Long Lane, Mo; Sherman, of Denver, Colo.; 1 brother, Foster Gaunt, of Buffalo, Mo.; 12 grandchildren, also a host of otehr relatives and friends mourn his passing.
Funeral services were held Saturday, June 16, 1951, at 9:00 p.m. at the Montgomery Vaughan Funeral Home conducted by Eld. Lester Slack. Interment followed in the Hill Cemetery under the direction of the Montgomery-Vaughan Funeral Home.